1986 j-20 engine color

jbaker · Post by **jbaker** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:43 am

I am resurecting my 1986 Jeep j-20. I think the original color of the engine must have been Bkack. A friend argues that it should be Blue. I like Blue but I want it as original. Can you guys straighten mr out on this?
Thanks
John Baker

lindel · Post by **lindel** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:34 pm

Sorry, all the AMC engines I've ever seen have been dirty grease color.

jaber · Post by **jaber** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:24 pm

Black sounds right, I know they went from Blue to Black somewhere in the '80s...

AwesomeJ10 · Post by **AwesomeJ10** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:29 pm

My '88 GW had a black AMC V8. It appeared to have been stock and was definitely greasy and leaked like a sieve.

I swapped it out for a 401 that I rattle canned with NAPA AMC Blue. Has a couple of minor leaks already

jsinajeep · Post by **jsinajeep** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:12 pm

My 86 J 20 had the black motor in it.

oakknoll · Post by **oakknoll** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:11 pm

Yeah, by '86 they were black. Anyone know when they went from blue to black? My '82 has a blue 258 in it, but I was told it was not the original engine.

Post by **Stuka** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:52 pm

My '81 has a blue 258, it is original. Not sure when they switched.

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The PIG Smith · Post by **The PIG Smith** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:47 pm

The 360 in my '81 J20 was blue and I know it was stock.
...so it must have been sometime after that that went to a black.

I am guessing that AMC must have ran out of the AMC Blue paint at some point and decided that Black was cheaper (custom color verses a stock color)

lindel · Post by **lindel** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:56 pm

No guarantee that the 4.2L and the 5.9L were the same colors in the same years...we all know how Jeep was about consistency!

Billyj7175 · Post by **Billyj7175** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:59 am

Not that you could tell from the grease/oil/dirt/grime, but my 83 360 was originally black...

not anymore...

lindel · Post by **lindel** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:37 pm

Very nice!

Billyj7175 · Post by **Billyj7175** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:33 pm

lindel wrote:Very nice!

Thanks. We all know it won't stay looking like that...haha.

It makes for good engine stand porn...that's about it.

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