SD white valve covers
Me too Cliff . Never a white one seen I worked at Chrysler dealers from 79 to 02 never seen one either Dean Stillie 82 Rampage [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1.78 60' 89 Shelby Daytona - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; shelby-dodge@sdml.org Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:13 PM Subject: Re: SD white valve covers As Richard stated, Chrysler never used a white valve cover new from the factory, period. I have followed this thread some and having worked at a dealer from the time the first turbo cars came out in '84 all the way till last year I have seen the full range of factory turbo cars come thru the dealer both new and for service, TI, TII, TIII, VNT and the occasional Mazi powered cars. Never a white valve cover, not one at all. The later covers starting around '89 would turn white with age and cleaning but they came new a silver finish. Hope this helps to dispel the urban myth being started here. Cliff Ramsdell VP New England SDAC www.sdacne.com '86 GLHS 065 Going back to stock appearing '29 Model A, 239 flathead V-8, 3 speed [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.members.aol.com/mopartek/home.html In a message dated 1/26/2005 8:34:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is another picture of an old flat silver valve cover. This is what the silver color on the later engines looks like when it gets old. I have been looking at these since they were new cars. As the engines have aged the color goes to this flat silvery white color. They were never white new. The early valve covers the paint falls off, the later ones turn out like these. Richard Paul 91 Spirit RT 86 GLHS #45 86 GLHS #63 86 GLHS #499 89 Caravan Turbo (T3 568, under construction) 96 B350 Maxi van Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:22:59 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SD Factory white turbo valve covers My aunts orignal owner 89 Daytona ES 97K orignal.. never been modded heck, If she didnt need to put gas in it, it wouldnt happenLOL went to her place to fix a few vacuum leaks because she was gettin the power loss light action and the vac lines are starting to crack.. here ya go.. _http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_43_fu ll.jpg_ (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_43_full.jpg) I wiped it with a rag.. _http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_44_fu ll.jpg_ (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_44_full.jpg) the picture of the backside didnt turn out legable, has some sort of old decal on the the back that oil and other crap has made it unreadable, all the edges are starting to peel off so I pulled a bit more off, white.. ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: 01/25/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: 01/25/2005 ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
SD White Valve Covers
Haven't you guys beat the topic to death about this?? I'm sick of getting 20-50 post a day on whether or not there was white valve covers Just my 2 sense Jeff ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
Re: SD White Valve Covers
AMEN! Thanks, Marc Medina - Original Message - From: Jeff Mulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: shelby-dodge@sdml.org Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:03 PM Subject: SD White Valve Covers Haven't you guys beat the topic to death about this?? I'm sick of getting 20-50 post a day on whether or not there was white valve covers Just my 2 sense Jeff ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
Re: SD White Valve Covers
Next thing you know we're going to see a couple of hundred posts about the rare beige valve cover... or was that taupe... possibly ecru? Give it a rest. Dave Dean Marc Medina wrote: AMEN! Thanks, Marc Medina Haven't you guys beat the topic to death about this?? I'm sick of getting 20-50 post a day on whether or not there was white valve covers ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
SD white valve covers
hi all i have one of the ultra rare beige colored valve covers. it has the prerequisite oil stains on it where the fill cap is located. this exciting item is on a 1987 lebaron coupe with equally rare big dent in the right rear quarter panel, and factory floor carpet delete. this fine automobile has a painted metal floor, easy to vaccuum up if so desired. this creampuff also has the rare full floating tilt steering column, and equally rare factory installed oil puke catch can. actually i am describing my lebaron turbo coupe work car. LOL i have never seen a white valve cover on a TD (unless someone specifically made it that way themselves). on 8 valve cars i have only seen silver painted ones, and black whinkle ones. the early from 1984 to 1989 silver ones that i have seen in the junkyard all seem to have a white or off white primer sprayed on them under the silver paint. when i redid my VC for my lebaron and cleaned it up. laquer thinner took off the remaining silver paint and exposed this primer coat. it looks like dirty white paint underneath the silver paint. i have seen many of these cars in the junkyard in various stages of decay. the valve covers are usually ranging from silver to faded silver with the white primer showing. ALL the silver valve covers were painted silver. none of them were raw aluminum except where the factory machined off where the letters and fins are located, i assume for a hi tech look. i have messed with these cars since they were new from 1986 on up. i have only seen silver in various stages of wear and black wrinkle. ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
Re: SD white valve covers
Guys, this must be the answer to this month's UpFront Trivia question. The first white valve cover came off the 2.2 line of the Trenton Engine Plant on January 27th, 1988! Beige ones followed in March of the same year. Mat, your beige one can't have been original on the 1987 Lebaron since they didn't make them until the next model year. Thanks.. Robert Meier Shelby Lancer #249 1985 GLH T 2001 Neon R/T ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
SD white valve covers
This is another picture of an old flat silver valve cover. This is what the silver color on the later engines looks like when it gets old. I have been looking at these since they were new cars. As the engines have aged the color goes to this flat silvery white color. They were never white new. The early valve covers the paint falls off, the later ones turn out like these. Richard Paul 91 Spirit RT 86 GLHS #45 86 GLHS #63 86 GLHS #499 89 Caravan Turbo (T3 568, under construction) 96 B350 Maxi van Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:22:59 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SD Factory white turbo valve covers My aunts orignal owner 89 Daytona ES 97K orignal..never been modded heck, If she didnt need to put gas in it, it wouldnt happen LOL went to her place to fix a few vacuum leaks because she was gettin the power loss light action and the vac lines are starting to crack.. here ya go.. _http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_43_fu ll.jpg_ (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_43_full.jpg) I wiped it with a rag.. _http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_44_fu ll.jpg_ (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_44_full.jpg) the picture of the backside didnt turn out legable, has some sort of old decal on the the back that oil and other crap has made it unreadable, all the edges are starting to peel off so I pulled a bit more off, white.. ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
Re: SD white valve covers
As Richard stated, Chrysler never used a white valve cover new from the factory, period. I have followed this thread some and having worked at a dealer from the time the first turbo cars came out in '84 all the way till last year I have seen the full range of factory turbo cars come thru the dealer both new and for service, TI, TII, TIII, VNT and the occasional Mazi powered cars. Never a white valve cover, not one at all. The later covers starting around '89 would turn white with age and cleaning but they came new a silver finish. Hope this helps to dispel the urban myth being started here. Cliff Ramsdell VP New England SDAC www.sdacne.com '86 GLHS 065 Going back to stock appearing '29 Model A, 239 flathead V-8, 3 speed [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.members.aol.com/mopartek/home.html In a message dated 1/26/2005 8:34:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is another picture of an old flat silver valve cover. This is what the silver color on the later engines looks like when it gets old. I have been looking at these since they were new cars. As the engines have aged the color goes to this flat silvery white color. They were never white new. The early valve covers the paint falls off, the later ones turn out like these. Richard Paul 91 Spirit RT 86 GLHS #45 86 GLHS #63 86 GLHS #499 89 Caravan Turbo (T3 568, under construction) 96 B350 Maxi van Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:22:59 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SD Factory white turbo valve covers My aunts orignal owner 89 Daytona ES 97K orignal.. never been modded heck, If she didnt need to put gas in it, it wouldnt happenLOL went to her place to fix a few vacuum leaks because she was gettin the power loss light action and the vac lines are starting to crack.. here ya go.. _http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_43_fu ll.jpg_ (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_43_full.jpg) I wiped it with a rag.. _http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_44_fu ll.jpg_ (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/552000-552999/ 552383_44_full.jpg) the picture of the backside didnt turn out legable, has some sort of old decal on the the back that oil and other crap has made it unreadable, all the edges are starting to peel off so I pulled a bit more off, white.. ---REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
