Clockwise ? Counter Clockwise ?

[Michael G.]

Re: Clockwise ? Counter Clockwise ?

That's fine, but, I forgot to mention that UV light will probably cause my engine paint to emit a bit of chlorine gas...

[Michael G.]

Re: Clockwise ? Counter Clockwise ?

Of course, my reference to use of unapproved special lighting and paint quite obviously referred to its liberal use only on my black 63, not any other vehicles I may or may not come in contact with.

The other 63, the one to which you are obviously referring, Mikey, is of course as pristine as possible, or will be, as soon as I get the hang of my latest on-line purchase:


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[Mike E.]

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Bruce,, on older boats the one engine runs in reverse rotation, takes a special cam etc. on newer boats it is the transmission that reverses the rotation

Yep...My old Ford powered Ski Nautique is that was. I didn't realize it until tried put an automotive starter on it. Needless to say it didn't work. Had the original rebuilt and all was well.


Mike

[Michael W.]

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Jack, take comfort in knowing that it happens to all of us at one time or another -- and those who say they haven't ever mixed up the spark plug wires either hire someone else to do their work or they are liars.

How else do you think I knew instantly what Jack had done?

[Terry M.]

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How else do you think I knew instantly what Jack had done?

I resemble that remark.

[Dale M.]

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No one mention putting the distributor back in 180 degrees off. I tried that in my early days.

[Terry D.]

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Putting the distributor in 180 out is a good way to blow a hole in a piston. Early Chris Crafts put V-8's in backwards so the prop shaft ran off the front of the motor, many times Bubba tuned these up and wired it like a car with very bad results.