Any truth to the practice of BLACK painted parts dissipating heat better?

kiwigtx said

You thinking of going all Chebby and painting your engine bay black? :rolleyes:

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Heck no!

I have a 318 here that was painted black and I have to replace the heads. I told the owner that black makes it harder to spot leaks. It got me thinking about the stories about heat dissipation.