[TR] Valve numbering tr6

[pethier at comcast.net]

From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller at rcn.com>
> On 1 Jan 2008 at 4:09, pethier at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > > Is number one toward the seat compartment or is it at the front,
> > > where the radiator is?
> >
> > In Triumph cars (unlike my former Lotus Europa!) the number one
> > cylinder is towards the front of the car.
> 
> That's because your Europa's engine was in the wrong end of the car.

Exactly.  In the FWD Renault R16, the transaxle was in front of the engine, so they numbered the cylinders starting at the clutch end.  The whole thing was rotated 180 degrees to build the mid-engined Europa, so the number 4 cylinder faces the front of the car.  Yes, they had new ring-and-pinion gears made so the car went the correct direction.  :-)

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