THANKS DENNY,I AM GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOU WOULD TELL ME TO PAINT THE EXAUST MANIFOLD WITH HIGH TEMP CAST IRON ENGINE PAINT?JUST PICKED UP MY ENGINE FROM THE REBUILDER TODAY.BLIZZARD YESTARDAY,19 INCHES,COUNTY WAS SHUT DOWN.WAS SO WONDERFUL TO WORK ON OL BLU ALL DAY LONG.THANKS AGAIN,ANY SUGGESTIONSWILL MOST DEFFINATLY BE APPRECIATED. BABE