Because the firing order is 1-4-3-2, with the engine turning clockwise. If you start at 1, and turn the crank counter-clockwise, you get 1-2-3-4. I think its real easy to remember.
William A. McKinley wrote: > > OK... so what's the reasoning for rotating the engine backward > (counterclockwise) instead of foreward (clockwise) when adjusting the valves? > Simply to make it easier (4,3,2,1), or is there some kind of REAL reason? > > Andy McKinley > 75112.2101@compuserve.com > '72 Westy > > Form follows function. Why else would wheels be round? -- Respectfully Douglas "He who knows he knows, knows nothing. He who knows he knows nothing, really knows." Spooky Tooth
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