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Subject:Re: Rear? You mean FRONT
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:39:41 +1200

>Where is the front of the engine located in a side winder ?------
>(Tornado, Eldorado, etc.)

With transverse engines there's no front end, but a front SIDE. The pulley
end in such cases is the pulley end, not the "front". Saying anything else
is just nonsense.

> The front is where the hamonic balancer or front pulley is
>located---always.

No way. Front is front. Rear is not rear. The two cannot be the same
(calling the pulley end of a rear-engined vehicle "front" is an oxymoron).
Front end of engine is that closest to headlights, no matter whether it has
a pulley or flywheel attached.

Such usage is NOT defined by popular opinion. Terry, you missed your dose
of Z-B.