Plug Wire Color

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21 Jun 2022 22:07 #45573 by johnmereness

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I have not scrubbed on a maroon wire to see if you get red as a base color, but the original maroon wires that I have are the same maroon as the distributer caps - I am finding them on Auburns, so thinking cars were serviced at a dealership or at the Dallas Winslow

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29 Mar 2022 12:51 #45088 by Thomas Wilcock

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Good eye Mike. After I posted the picture I noticed it and immediately removed the cover and checked. It is warped. After I correct it I think a thinner gasket would be the best way to prevent it.
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29 Mar 2022 04:13 - 29 Mar 2022 04:16 #45087 by Terry Cockerell

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Mike most of those carburettors would have ended up with the float chamber top distorted due to the screw pattern. I had been told to bend the sides down but kept clear of literally doing that. Instead I made up a sheet metal cover plate that puts gentle pressure on the corners as the three screws are tightened. It sort of blends in.
I had also painted the carburettor silver as zinc chromate plating is not available here.

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29 Mar 2022 02:35 #45086 by mikespeed35

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The top cover on your carb. looks warped. If you haven't started using it yet it might leak.
CORDially Mike

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25 Mar 2022 14:43 #45074 by pneflyer

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You can get zinc chromate primer on Amazon or any of the aircraft/pilot supply sites. i.e., aircraft spruce

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25 Mar 2022 11:44 #45070 by Thomas Wilcock

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Terry is correct. It is a zinc chromate finish. My carb had some of the original finish on it. I had the body re plated when I rebuilt the carb. attached is picture of finished carb.

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25 Mar 2022 03:03 #45067 by wynlaidig

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Josh's article was "Color it Yellow", printed in the 2001 No. 5 Newsletter. He said that it seemed that the EE-15 bodies were dipped in dichromate that gave it a "golden-yellow-greenish" color when new. His conclusion was: "Looks like for unsupercharged 810 anb 812 Cords at least, the correct color for the carburetor is golden-yellow-greenish."

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25 Mar 2022 02:14 #45066 by Terry Cockerell

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Thanks Tim, I think the colour you are referring to is called zinc chromate.
There were still traces of it on my carburettor.

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24 Mar 2022 20:56 #45062 by Tim Gilmartin

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The only thing I would add now is that the body of the carburetor was probably gold cadmium plated when new. Josh had an article in the Newsletter about this. It flaked off rather easily.

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24 Mar 2022 20:32 - 24 Mar 2022 20:34 #45061 by Terry Cockerell

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Attached are lists of all the component colours around the engine bay that have been around for a long time. Three colours are listed for the plug
wires.
Orange with a red and black tracer has been dropped from the current judging standards. Tim has anything else been changed?

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24 Mar 2022 14:46 #45060 by Tim Gilmartin

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Either black or maroon, not red.

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24 Mar 2022 12:13 #45058 by wynlaidig

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Either black or maroon (cloth). Not red.

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23 Mar 2022 23:49 #45052 by JIM.OBRIEN

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HI Eric,
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I beleive the judging standards will accept either Red(maroon) or Black spark plug wires.
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23 Mar 2022 16:03 #45048 by eaj564

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I need to replace the wires on 2 cars,36 Phaeton and 37 Custom Beverly S/C. Pulling the wires from the Phaeton conduit/tubes more than half are red. This car has not been on the road since the 40s, so am i correct they are original? Red period wires are available but they have either 1 black tracer or 2, black +yellow, or would going with the oak/orange with tracers be more appropriate? Thanks for replies,Eric

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