Do you have a picture with a wide view? I'm wondering if the factory took time to separate those brackets, clip, and bolt to paint it the way shown in your picture. I suspect they wouldin't.
When I checked this engine and took it apart I found out what follows;
1.
Exhaust manifolds. They were painted all the way down to the extra brackets. I have found paint both on the existing gaskets and the bracket.
2.
Valve covers. All 273x2 bbl engines had painted valve covers. On the 273x4 bbl engine the covers were removed during paint procedure. I have a 1965 Formula S 273x4 bbl engine and there are rests of red engine paint under the covers and on the cylinder head.
3.
The waterpump was mounted with all the bolts and fuel line brackets in place. By the time they did this the assembly line workers did not know what kind of extra stuff that was gonna be mounted on the engine. I found red paint on all the heads on the bolt for the fuel line bracket and the adjustment bolt for the power steering pump.
4. The
by-pass hose between the intake manifold and the waterpump was mounted with clamps and then painted.
5. The
accelerator wire bracket was silver cad and the bolt was black phosphate from the beginning. After it was mounted it was sprayed.
6. The
distributor was mounted in place with the clamp and then the paint wasapplayed.
7. The
ignition wire cables and the cap was added right after the engine was painted. On most the orginal cars still wearing assembly line ignition wire cables there can be found proof of red paint on them. I have that on my 65 Dart 270 sedan.
8.
The oil filter adapter was mounted before the paint was applayed.
9. The
alternator bracket was mounted after the paint was applayed. If not there should be difficulties to paint the engine undre the bracket.
10. The
dip stick and the tube was mounted on the engine before paint was applayed.
11. The
bracket for the carburator return spring was mounted before paint.
12. No
pulleys were painted red.
13. The
front engine supports were not mounted before paint.
14. The
temperature sending unit were not painted.
15. The
oil pressure sending unit was not painted.
16. The
ignition marker under the water pump was mounted on the engine before the paint was applied.
17. The
fuel pump was mounted before the paint was applied. My engine had the orginal fuel pump and was painted red.
18. The
negative battery cable was mounted on the intake manifold before paint was applyed.
19. The
vacuum pipe on the intake was added after the paint was applayed.
20. The
ground wire mounted on the right side enhaust manifold at the rear was painted red too.
Some of this has been found on 273s over the years and also on my engine. Some has been verified by an old engine assembly line worker. I have enclosed some pictures of parts that I had on my engine before disassembling.
I only know that this is the way my engine was before in was dropped into my car. Any comments or knowledge about this is more then welcome.
Don! In 1965 I think Chrysler had three plants were they assembled Darts. I guess that the way they assemble the car or painted some parts was different between the plants.
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