The previous owner of my 292 had a number of components powder coated, ie. valve covers, intake manifold and the timing cover. In the accompanying photos you can see that the TC was coated both inside and out. I am wondering if this was a good idea. My limited experience with powder coating tells me that if it ever starts to come off it will be in pieces (perhaps even large ones) rather than wearing away or dissolving. Chunks of powder in the cooling passages or in the oil pan would not be good. So how to remove it? I have already done the valve covers and that was very difficult. I eventually used a sand blaster which was very slow, (about 1 hour which is expensive - $60.00 per hour) and tedious. It also got me into trouble at the U-Blaster when I filled his unit with sheets of powder coating. I can only imagine that removing powder coating from a cast object would be even more difficult, perhaps exceeding the value of the cover. Your advice is appreciated.

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia