My P/S pump on my mostly original 1967 Cougar XR-7, 289 engine, no A/C Dearborn mfg car, 5/67 is a Ford Thompson Pump. Based on my review of previous posts, I have concluded it should be teal blue. Is the pulley teal blue also or black? Same question for the bracket and the positioning strap on the back between the pressure hose and the back of the pump?
Pump is only item in color. Others are black ,natural, or open alum
The pump, reservoir (can) ID tag and retaining nut were painted as a unit prior to installing. Pulley was added later and was painted a semi-gloss black
Believe you will find the hose indexing bracket to be phosphate & oil
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What about the dipstick handle? At least for 69-70 Dearborn, I’ve been told they were installed in the pump when painted so they left the factory painted the same teal color as the pump. But I don’t recall ever seeing them painted back in the day.
Thanks all for your prompt replies. I have what I need to move forward.
Believe you will find that the handles on the Ford Thompson (F on tag) was painted the teal color before the dip stick handle was installed so it should be bright zinc. A different style of dipstick was used on the black TRW pumps that had its handle installed prior to it being painted Believe both were used at Dearborn in 67. Pumps (inside the sheet metal reservoir) were different also when viewed from the front. Also the cast aluminum bracket is different between makers
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Are you saying that the entire dipstick for Ford Thompson pumps (handle & stick part with add line etc) should be bright zinc? StangersSite.com shows pictures of power steering pumps. One that looks like the Ford Thompson shows a bright handle.
The dipsticks though different from one another were both plated to limit rust development. Like in other parts of the car where plated parts were then painted (another example would be the master cylinder lid) the paint does not hold up as well or to the item when compared to directly on bare steel. So not unusual to find a a pump painted 50 years ago with little or none paint remaining on the dipstick.