Paint over bolts on lower engine cases?

[sixinoz]

Were the lower casing bolts painted at the factory or were the cases painted then assembled at the factory?

[jnnngs]

Cases were painted, then assembled.

Paul.

[daves79x]

No, the case bolts were not painted - they were all bright zinc plated. The proper way to re-paint an engine during rebuild is to paint each individual part, have the bolts re-plated , then carefully assemble. More work, but correct.

Dave

[sixinoz]

Thanks for the replies - now to clean all the paint off them from a previous paint job@

[sixinoz]

Is it possible to remove the bolts and replace them one at a time without any detrimental effects?

[daves79x]

I suppose you can do that - is the engine out? Remember, the large bolts underneath are crank cap bolts and need torqued carefully. Cleaning the paint from each bolt may reveal some pretty shabby-looking heads. It'd be better if the engine is out to remove them all and have them plated. This is kind of how they should look:

Dave