Hi John, The std beetle block is mag ally although there may be non mag cases out there.Mag cases should definitely be painted as moisture dissolves magnesium which gradually weakens the case. That's why mag wheels are always painted. Possibly not an issue in El Paso.
See the following http://www.1st-coating.com/corrosion_magnesium.htm Shiny ally actually radiates less heat than a black painted surface, engine paint is designed specifically to disipate heat. Pete -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. jmelvin...@aol.com wrote: Darren, As a long time VW builder (40 years) I recommend you remove the paint. All paint acts as an insulator to some degree and the last thing a VW needs is more heat. I have always kept my engines bare and those of my customers. John El Paso In a message dated 8/30/2011 9:33:10 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, pilotp...@rogers.com writes: My old 1835vw has peeling paint on it. Is it really necessary to have the block painted? Is there any safe way to strip it off or is a wire brush my only option besides a walnut shell blaster? Darren C-GGGW KR2 Cambridge Ont. _____________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _____________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
