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Re: Flywheel Ring Gear

To: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Subject: Re: Flywheel Ring Gear
From: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor)
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 21:58:12 -0700 (PDT)
Philip J Ethier wrote:
> 
> Apparently a four-banger with a flat crankshaft tends to always come to
> rest in one of the same two places when it is stopped.  I imagine this
> to be due to the compression forces.

**** Oh Yes.  In fact, you can compensate for a worn crankshaft by rotating
it 90 degrees before putting it back in.

                                             - Jerry
p.s.   :-)


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