To keep things simple (HA!) among VW folks, front is always front (left is port). I always wonder about that idle stabilizer valve that everyone describes as being BEHIND the taillight. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Cogent" <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 8:35 AM Subject: Re: Rear? You mean FRONT
> This may be true for VW's proprietary nomenclature but for motor vehicles, > construction and industrial equipment the accepted standard is that the rear > of the engine is always where the flywheel is. After all, we are talking > about the engine not specific make of car. Don't start confusing me now! > > > Entity Joel Walker spoke thus: > > > > nope. in all volkswagens, front is the front of the car!!!! left is > > the driver's side, as you stand at the rear of the car/bus, looking > > forward. > > > > that's the way it's been since the 1950's, when vw started coming over > > here, and they never changed it as long as they had rear-engined cars. > > i don't know what they do now, with the engines up front and > > crossways, but ALL the rear-engined cars were the same. > > > > >> NO! I disagree! > >> The front of the engine is ALWAYS the end with the pulley and the > > rear is > >> ALWAYS the flywheel regardless of the way it is mounted in the > > vehicle. > >> This is to ease communication about firing orders, head bolt > > sequences, etc. > >> In my VANAGON the front of the engine is the rear of the vehicle > > since it is > >> mounted backasswards in there. But I adhere to the standards of the > >> automotive community when I call the rearmost cylinder #1. > > > |
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