From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>
> On 1 Jan 2008 at 4:09, pethier@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > > Is number one toward the seat compartment or is it at the front,
> > > where the radiator is?
> >
> > In Triumph cars (unlike my former Lotus Europa!) the number one
> > cylinder is towards the front of the car.
>
> That's because your Europa's engine was in the wrong end of the car.
Exactly. In the FWD Renault R16, the transaxle was in front of the engine, so
they numbered the cylinders starting at the clutch end. The whole thing was
rotated 180 degrees to build the mid-engined Europa, so the number 4 cylinder
faces the front of the car. Yes, they had new ring-and-pinion gears made so
the car went the correct direction. :-)
--
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
1994 Miata C package
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