which way does the engine turn in the 59AB

[zoegrant]

No electrical in the car at this time and am wondering if i was sitting inside the car behind the wheel, WHICH WAY WOULD THE ENGINE TURN ? Clockwise or counter clockwise ?

 

[pooch]

Looking from the flywheel end....counter clockwise.

 

[deuce_roadster]

I think all engines turn that way, otherwise you couldn't swap transmissions or rear ends around from make to make.

 

[flatford8]

Do they turn the other way ...“down under”?....LOL..... Mark

 

[Brendan]

i think a Corvair spins the other way

 

[Mart]

The vast majority of motors turn clockwise when viewed from the front. There are only a handful of exceptions after 100 years plus of vehicle production.

If it has a fan look at that and work out which way it would have to spin to pull air through the radiator.

Mart.

 

[old Tom]

Think about how it would turn if you were hand cranking it. Always cw from the front.

 

[pooch]

There is a 2 stroke in some small contraption, maybe a 3 wheeler, and I think European, that to go in reverse, you stopped the engine and started it back up going in the other direction .

 

[cas3]

i think a lot of the newer front wheel drive, sideways motors turn the other way too, but we are flathead guys

 

[zoegrant]

Thank you....counter clockwise it is....

 

[Mike51Merc]

There is a 2 stroke in some small contraption, maybe a 3 wheeler, and I think European, that to go in reverse, you stopped the engine and started it back up going in the other direction .

Ski Doo snowmobiles (and possibly some others) have a system that reverses the engine to drive in reverse. Actually, any 2 stroke will run backwards if you just change the ignition timing and spin the engine backwards.