[AT] Just wondering

[Thomas Martin]

Short answer:- No. Jags of the 50s n 60s, had #1 closest to the flywheel.
Jag V12s were numbered as 2 x 6 cylinders... 
There are others. As for V8s they varied as regards left or right bank.

Tom
 
> On 14 January 2018 at 05:18 Gilbert Schwartz <vschwartz1 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> 
> At the risk of exhibiting
> 
> my ignorance I would like to put before someone on the forum the following questions.
> 
> On an inline four stroke engine is the number one cylinder ALWAYS the or the large aircraft V'S.
> 
> cylinder nearest the
> 
> front of the engine ? 
> 
> Also is the front of the engine ALWAYS the timing chain, the water pump, radiator, end? (the end opposite the flywheel end)
> 
> On any V or flat engine is the number one cylinder the first cylinder on the right bank, ALWAYS?
> 
> At this point I won't get into the aircraft round/radial/rotary engines or the large V'S.
> 
> I am not working on anything that requires this information. I was just sitting around shooting the bull with my brother
> 
> and the question came up. Neither of us had the absolute answer.
> 
> Just wondering, Gil
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