To keep things simple (HA!) among VW folks, front is always front (left is
port).  I always wonder about that idle stabilizer valve that everyone
describes as being BEHIND the taillight.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rachel Cogent" <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Rear? You mean FRONT

> This may be true for VW's proprietary nomenclature but for motor vehicles,
> construction and industrial equipment the accepted standard is that the
rear
> of the engine is always where the flywheel is. After all, we are talking
> about the engine not specific make of car. Don't start confusing me now!
>
>
> Entity Joel Walker spoke thus:
> >
> > nope. in all volkswagens, front is the front of the car!!!! left is
> > the driver's side, as you stand at the rear of the car/bus, looking
> > forward.
> >
> > that's the way it's been since the 1950's, when vw started coming over
> > here, and they never changed it as long as they had rear-engined cars.
> > i don't know what they do now, with the engines up front and
> > crossways, but ALL the rear-engined cars were the same.
>
> >
> >> NO! I disagree!
> >> The front of the engine is ALWAYS the end with the pulley and the
> > rear is
> >> ALWAYS the flywheel regardless of the way it is mounted in the
> > vehicle.
> >> This is to ease communication about firing orders, head bolt
> > sequences, etc.
> >> In my VANAGON the front of the engine is the rear of the vehicle
> > since it is
> >> mounted backasswards in there. But I adhere to the standards of the
> >> automotive community when I call the rearmost cylinder #1.
> >
>