Silly goose - it's to cover up the fact that you used 3/4 of a pint of orange RTV to create gaskets. I just took my 1955 water pump housing off, and it's coated in the stuff. Guess that I'll get to change the visible portions of the engine back to silver while I'm at it. Beware of non-stock colored engine blocks that came from out of state where old parts knowledge is limited. Kenyon Wills ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm