Question about the color of SBT motor?

[vadimr]

I received my new 787 motor for my 97XP. Looks very nice and clean and the paint is sharp too. However the paint was not white like the original motor was :( . It was silver color, metallic color and my original was white. Now I had repaint the from cover and the pto to match the color.. Is that normal? Thanks...

[vadimr]

Oh Yes, when I disassembled my engine (core) and put it it back together, I forgot to screw in 1 cylinder bolt, I don't want to take off the head just to screw in that 1 screw what should I do?
Thx

[Bryan Glynn]

We paint our engines to the latest Factory color.

We do not need the core assembled.

[Michael73]

The color issue has to be annoying for the customer, if he now has a miss matched engine bay, with a white exhaust, rv cover, magneto housing, pto etc,

Surely you could give the option of 2 colors? I mean you are painting it anyhow?

[Bryan Glynn]

That's more paint colors to carry, and seprate inventory to make and stock. It's not an option.

[BIP]

I also just painted all of my parts so that I am ready when my motor comes.

I painted them white.

If I must repaint them can you give me a heads up on the actual color that they will need to be?

Is it silver gloss?

I was also told that SBT uses a special paint that changes color if the motor has been run hot. Is this true? Just curious.

[vadimr]

My 800 engine for my 97XP was silver mettalic.. Original was white :(

[Bill O'Neal]

Funny how timing works, I just got a GTXL into the shop that needed a battery awhile back, so the owner went to Walmart, bought a battery and installed it, pinching the main waterline in the process. Now he has a bright gold exhaust manifold that leaks water like a sieve.
OEM white paint changes colors when overheated. OEM yellow does too. I had an old 580 with a sick greenish colored head on it.
It is amazing that these boats still hold good compression and run like they were never hot. You would think they were cooked.

[Bryan Glynn]

The people with recent silver motors would complain if it was white, the older owners complain if it's silver. We can't make everyone happy with the color, sorry. Sea-Doo does it the same way - if you need a color match for the obsolete colors you will need to paint yourself.

No, our paint does not change color - you mis heard. We have temp dots on our heads that change color if overheated.