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Subject:Re: yellow paint on heads?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:12:38 -0600

I seem to remember that one of the sealers used on the engine is yellow.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Elliot Kane wrote:
>  I'm redoing the heads on my 88 GL and I've come across the remnants of what looks like yellow spray paint on the face of the head. Is this some kind of factory attempt at giving the aluminum a layer of protection from the coolant? I've searched the web high and low for clues on this but to no avail...anyone know anything about this?
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