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Subject:Re: valve adjustment proceedure
From:Douglas
Date:Thu, 01 Aug 1996 21:16:48 -0700

Be happy; don't worry. 

Dave Kautz wrote:
> 
>  I've always taken the little bit of extra trouble to set them in the
>  1-4-3-2 order, turning the engine clockwise, since the idea of turning
>  the engine counter-clockwise and thereby sending the oil in the oil pump
>  and feed lines back to the sump doesn't appeal to me. I really don't
>  know if this is a legitimate worry, however. Any thoughts?
> 
>  Dave Kautz
> 
> Douglas wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

-- 
Respectfully

Douglas

                 "He who knows he knows, knows nothing.
                  He who knows he knows nothing, really knows."

                                                            Spooky Tooth

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