Re: Power steering cap detail
 

Phil,

Regarding that survivor 26K mile 69 Chevelle... What plant was it built at?

I ask because my Chevelle was built 1B at Kansas City, and it has the plastic cap.

Re: Power steering cap detail
 

Bill,

The Chevelle is a Baltimore car.

Phil Woj.

Re: Power steering cap detail
 

and that picture clearly shows it WAS painted ...

Re: Power steering cap detail
 

the cap WAS painted, the outer portions of the paint had come off due to the leakage of the PS fluid

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...sLemansB-1.jpg

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After looking at all the pictures of original caps with black paint, they all have paint only left in the center/top of the caps. It seems like the caps were plated like the radiator caps, with nickel plating? Then the paint came off very easily, where your hand/fingers touched the cap to remove it.
Seems like the painting was an after thought. Maybe just a way to paint the pump, without getting paint inside the pump. I guess if you want the paint to stick for any period of time, it should be blasted first.

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here is my 75000 mile original 69 Nova pump, removed tonight.

https://www.yenko.net/photos/uploads/3242/104_9999.JPG

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Check out the cap on the 69 427 Caprice - still has most of the paint on it.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...c=1#Post433273

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Uhhh, Counselor....that Caprice is a 67, not a 69 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif

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DOH! Sorry about the typo. My keyboard is missing the seven key. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif