[Lynn]

A lot CE blocks that were installed got painted. I worked at a Buick dealer, and we routinely painted stuff like that. Think about it. New car owners are already disappointed that their vehicle is having to be fixed under warranty. The dealer is trying to keep the disgruntled customer satisfied. We wanted the car to LOOK like it was still a new car.

I say paint it. Not painting is kind of like those guys who graffiti a firewall with all the stuff they found UNDER the firewall black out, but they go nuts ON TOP of the black paint. Mark mentioned poor paint, which a lot of assembly line cars got on the engine.