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what direction do shoguns turn?
Mr Whippy - 18/7/12 at 12:30 PM

Hi

Any one know which direction a shogun mk 2 diesel engine rotates? It’s because I want to fit a shogun power steering pump in my old landy and just want to check it turns the same direction

Wonder how often engines do rotate different directions or are they all a standard direction??? never thought about it tbh

Thanks

JeffHs - 18/7/12 at 01:06 PM

I've never seen a car engine that rotates differently, but American aero engines rotate in the opposite direction to ours.

deezee - 18/7/12 at 01:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JeffHs
I've never seen a car engine that rotates differently, but American aero engines rotate in the opposite direction to ours.


Well rather famously Honda engines used to turn the 'wrong way' until recently. Hence the reason the older Honda engines are never used in kitcars.

loggyboy - 18/7/12 at 01:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by deezee
quote:
Originally posted by JeffHs
I've never seen a car engine that rotates differently, but American aero engines rotate in the opposite direction to ours.


Well rather famously Honda engines used to turn the 'wrong way' until recently. Hence the reason the older Honda engines are never used in kitcars.


yeah, my old Triumph Acclaim (aka Honda Ballade) had one of those. Pretty rare TBH

Mr Whippy - 18/7/12 at 01:34 PM

ah so I can then assume it will be turning the same way, ok

we'll see

cheers

reminds me of that psot where the guy thought his engine goes backwards when the cars put in reverse, oh that was so funny

coozer - 18/7/12 at 01:37 PM

Mine went the same way, so you've know problems.

minitici - 18/7/12 at 01:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
reminds me of that psot where the guy thought his engine goes backwards when the cars put in reverse, oh that was so funny


Some two stroke microcars did run the engine backwards so that they could reverse!

Mr Whippy - 18/7/12 at 02:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Mine went the same way, so you've know problems.


nice thanks I've just ordered the pump, not many these days use a v-belt

many of my model plane engines would often run backwards when started but with much reduced performance

Slater - 18/7/12 at 02:12 PM

The Dolphin Yacht Auxiliary engine does this, i.e. in order to go backwards you have to stop the engine and start it in reverse.

The engine was originally designed as an air cooled unit for use in the small Berkeley 3 wheeler car and later in a motor cycle scrambles machine


It was designed by Colin Chapmans brother, a Mr David Chapman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


More info here

Agriv8 - 18/7/12 at 02:56 PM

as a turse reply

I was going to add in Bradford Anyway it wants and ussually without any indicators or regard for other road users .

ATB Agriv8