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That's strange, I know some '82's and they have black engines
. The engine in an '82 is the L83. I know I read somewhere that the engine should be black, but who knows? It does have the finned valve covers, black with the edges unpained.
. The engine in an '82 is the L83. I know I read somewhere that the engine should be black, but who knows? It does have the finned valve covers, black with the edges unpained.
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I hear ya Dave. I read everything I can about C3's but I seem to retain some questionable info 
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I found out that the early production had blue engines and the later ones had black. So it seems everyone is correct 
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Just looking through old threads and seen this one. I have a 78 SA L-82, engine numbers match for orginal engine. The enging is BLACK the valve covers are black finned. Don't know if engine was overhualed and painted or not.
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I'm glad I own a '71 where everything is Chevy Orange.
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Chevy Orange is king. Wouldn't have it any other way!!
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Ditto. I love Chevy Orange on a block. It just pops!
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you THINK you crossed it!!!
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I've been told that one of the reasons that they switched to the black engine color was because it didn't show oil leaks & dirt build up like the orange & blue did.
Another is that the black engines helped to disipate heat.
I dont know about the heat part, but the leak part makes sense.
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