Correct engine color on 76.

[ryan_289]

Is it Old Ford blue or just Ford Blue? I picked up a water pump today and got duplicolor old ford blue to paint it. I figured while I was painting I would go ahead and paint my air cleaner. The old ford blue is quite a bit lighter than what the underside of the aircleaner was. Should I have used reg ford blue?

 

[Baja71]

It should be the Ford Corporate Blue, which is darker. How are you prepping your block? Did you prime it?

 

[Dave in Houston]

My '74 engine is Old Ford Blue, which is probably the same as Corporate Blue.

 

[ryan_289]

Im not painting the engine block right now. Just the new water pump, power steering pump, and the original air cleaner. Ive already painted the air cleaner and water pump. I think that my 76 is supposed to have the corporate blue b/c the valve covers are a little bit darker, but I think I preferr the old Ford blue.

 

[Baja71]

My '74 engine is Old Ford Blue, which is probably the same as Corporate Blue.

Old Ford Blue is the lighter color and wasn't used '66+. Has yours been repainted? How do you know it's OFB?

 

[cgbexec]

The original engine that came out of my 76 was the Darker Ford Blue and not the lighter old Ford Blue. I ordered my new crate motor in the same darker ford blue. Hope this helps.

Chris B.

 

[Dave in Houston]

The Old Ford Blue (marked on the can) I bought at the O'Reilly autoparts store is darker than the regular Ford Blue (again, marked on the can) they have. The Old Ford Blue matches my engine color....at least its very close. The engine is all original but I installed a new water pump and painted it. I painted it first with their regular Ford Blue and it was way too light. If there's a better match (Corporate Blue??) I'd like to know where to get it in a rattle can. Trying to keep the old Bronco as original as possible.

 

[cgbexec]

I don't know what the actual names were, but my auto parts store carries two ford blues. One is dark and the other is light. The darker one should be spot on for your engine block.

 

[Baja71]

The Old Ford Blue (marked on the can) I bought at the O'Reilly autoparts store is darker than the regular Ford Blue (again, marked on the can) they have. The Old Ford Blue matches my engine color....at least its very close. The engine is all original but I installed a new water pump and painted it. I painted it first with their regular Ford Blue and it was way too light. If there's a better match (Corporate Blue??) I'd like to know where to get it in a rattle can. Trying to keep the old Bronco as original as possible.

If you're using the darker one, you're using the correct color.

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