Date:         Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:06:19 -0800
Reply-To:     Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Organization: Genentech, Inc.
Subject:      Overreacting/List civility...
Comments: To: simonglen@bigpond.com
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Simon,

> Daniel Schmitz's advice on cylinder numbering is flawed !!!!!

Thank you for your considered, reasoned and well thought-out reply to
myself and to this forum. As you have probably already noticed, many on
the list don't hesitate to overreact to (INSERT TOPICS HERE), nor do we
lack for strong opinions. So you're in good company.

But to set the record straight...

I consider that my advice was correct for most T3/Vanagon owners, if not
entirely applicable to Jack's Australian Transporter. #1 cylinder is
closest to the flywheel. It is also on the right-hand side of the
vehicle, which may or may not be the "passenger" side, depending on
national identity/geography. I think Jack knows what I was saying, even
if I was unwittingly country-insensitive in my advice.

I will in future look at the email signatures to note if the post
originates from a Right-Hand Drive country before I reply.

Dan

Simon Glen wrote:
>
> Daniel Schmitz's advice on cylinder numbering is flawed !!!!!
>
> As an Australian vehicle, Jack Newton's 1989 T3 Transporter campervan has right
> hand steering!  So, number 1 cylinder is not "on the passenger side of the
> engine" !!!  For him, that is number 3 !
>
> Standing at the back of the vehicle and looking at the engine, number 1 is on the
> right closest to the flywheel while number 3 is on the left closest to the
> flywheel.
>
> Simon Glen, Toowoomba, Australia
> 1992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van
> 1969 VW 411
>
> Daniel Schmitz wrote:
>
> > Number 1 cylinder is the one closest to the flywheel (should be on the
> > passenger side of the engine). You will notice that the pairs of
> > cylinders on each side are somewhat offset from each other.
> >
> > 1-4-3-2 is correct for firing order.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > Jack Newton wrote:
> > >
> > > It may sound elementary but I cannot find in Bentley the way the cylinders
> > > are numbered.  Can someone tell me which cylinder is which?  (I took off the
> > > plug leads and according to Bentley the firing order is 1-4-3-2 but which is
> > > #1 cylinder?)
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Jack Newton
> > >
> > > Sydney Australia
> > > '89 Transporter Campervan