Thread: Engine rotation
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselmania View Post
Is engine rotation direction viewed from the flywheel end? If the 603 is a clockwise engine, then the flywheel turns clockwise as viewed from the driver's seat, correct?
If it was a clockwise engine, that would be correct. But it's a CCW engine.

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Originally Posted by 97 SL320 View Post
I'm not sure if there is a standard other than the convention we assume.
The SAE convention uses the flywheel to define direction.
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