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Date:         Wed, 31 Jul 1996 22:57:48 -0700
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From:         Douglas <douglas@praxis.net>
Subject:      Re: valve adjustment proceedure

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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