Whoops, did I say YES? Well let me add a caveat..If the conrod has an
oiler on it to lub' the rod journal then you will have to turn the
pickup around to continue to get lub' to the bearing(s) the other thing
is if it has an oil pump then the rotation is not reversable. Is that
it? Mmmmmm, cant think of anything I've missed, but there again I've
blown up engines by sayin' that too!......DK.
Dick J wrote:
>
> OK, One more sort-of LSR car related question.
> I'm trying to hook up a gas-powered air
> compressor to put on my trailer. I'm replacing a
> 2HP electric motor with a 5 HP gas motor, but I
> think the rotation is opposite. Since the
> compressor has no BTDC type of timing or
> indexing, will it work just as well running
> backwards as forwards?
>
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