Crankshaft rotation question

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1lowhatch
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Car: 1990 Nissan 240sx

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dumb question but which way does the crankshaft spin clockwise or counter?


duffman1278
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Are you serious??? Why don't you just turn on any car and look at the pulley???

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Hijacker
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Car: '92 240sx Convertible
'94 F-150
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The crank turns too fast to see which way it turns.

Anyways, pretty much every motor you'll work on turns clockwise. Honda is the only manufacturer I can think off the top of my head that makes motors that spin counter clock.

1lowhatch
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well i would turn it on if the motor wasnt out of the car on a stand getting rebuilt


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