Date: 30 Aug 2001 09:17:53 -0500 From: dhinznopsamh.execpc.com (Dave Hinz) Subject: Re: So.. why is the engine in back to front?
Johannes H Andersen (johsnopsamanytime.co.uk) wrote: : "KeithG" <noonenopsaml.com> wrote in message news:<nNcj7.36711$Iq4.17385124nopsamoon.columbus.rr.com>... : > it was a stationary powerplant motor which was 2/3 of a v6! : > : You can't just cut off two cylinders, things are more complicated. : The firing angle between the cylinders has to change from 60 deg : to 90 deg. Hence, if the geometic angle of the V is still 60 deg, : the engine becomes somewhat unbalanced. ...which would explain the presence of the balance shaft in this engine. Dave Hinz