The golden valvecover

[1994KlrWhaleOlds]

What is the deal with some 2.8s and even some 3.1s having a goldish valve cover?

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/66071/66071_Engine.jpg

Like this pace car.

My 1989 Corsica had one as well as my 1988 Regal. Is there a serious meaning behind them? They seem to be completely random.

[SappySE107]

first I have heard of it. Maybe a dealership deal?

[RedBird]

it's not quite that dark but my 3.1 in my 91 and the 3.1 that came in my current car both had tan colored painted valve covers..... here's a pic after i cleaned all the sludge off the motor and put my polished UIM on my current car...

[Guest]

I've seen the light tan on a bunch of genII front rocker covers. I haven't paid attention to any pattern, but it seemed that the later genII 3.1s were more likely to have this, I.E. '92 and later. I've mostly seen this in the W-bodies as well.

*shrug*

[mfewtrail]

That's odd. I've never seen one like that and I've seen a few thousand 2.8/3.1 engines over the past few years(my junkyards bring in a ton of cars with them, and rotate them out often).

[Superdave]

my 89Z24's 2.8 was that brown color. It's a textured paint as well.. so when you remove it the cover is almost smooth underneath. Very good base for polishing a set.