Engine Color 1984

[Amc1320]

So I have my engine removed (258) and am dissasembling for rebuild, This is an 84 Limited Wagon

Engine is black, but while cleaning the oil pan yesterday in the parts wash its AMC blue under the black paint?

What year did the engine colors change? Were the Eagle engines a different color than the regular cars? My 78 AMX has the blue 258 as does the Gremlin.

Dont know why they would paint it twice? Besides if I am correct the Eagle oil pan is specific to the Eagle, right?

Im not a big fan of the black anyway and am going to paint it all AMC blue before it goes back in, but thought the two color oil pan was interesting

Rob

[shaggimo]

My 84 has a black engine, the 81 had a blue engine (I painted it black), I never tried scraping any paint off the 84 to see if there was blue underneith though.

[TLC87Eagle]

Yeah, the engine should be black for Eagles 1981 and up, though some early models in 81 will most likely have blue paint along with the steel valve cover. I know AMC had some carry overs though the model years, as my 87 (#58 for that model year) had an 86 model engine with the plastic valve cover rather than the aluminum one. 

And yes, the Eagle oil pan is specific to the Eagles with the sump in the rear to clear the front axle. I believe most other engines have a sump in the front.

I also thought about painting my engine the old AMC blue/teal color they used on the 390s in AMXs.
Not sure if that is the same shade they used in 1980 or not. But I went with just black cause it was easier to find, and doesn't show dirt as much, since mine is a daily driver.

[Budwisr]

Here is the correct color for 1980-82 AMC engines (color orginally introduced in '73)
http://www.amarkamc.com/product.sc?productId=328&categoryId=34
 By 1984 all engines were black. Your motor is most likely a transplant from an earlier car.

[Amc1320]

I have had the car about 10 years, not sure if engine was out or replaced at some point, it's hard to tell, it's just the oil pan that's blue under the black, the rest of the block is black. I know the tranny was out before I got it.

Maybe the oil pan was replaced at some point?

I too like how the earlier amc blue looks, I redid a 196 in a 64 American, that's a really nice blue metallic color

Thanks
Rob c

[BlueEagle]

My 81 wagon had the original motor painted the dark teal color until I removed and rebuilt it.  I repainted it a lighter teal color so that my eyes which see so poorly in the dark these days would be able to easier see any leaks that might pop up. Black is such a terrible color to paint an engine, you can't tell the crud from the metal underneath, but I can see sticking to how it came out of the plant.

[greymarooneightytwo]

My '82 is original, still AMC blue.