propflux01
Active Member
Every HD that I have timed, is timed to the front cylinder. Yes, some cranks also have rear cyl. TDC marks.
BUT, getting back to your original question, as posted: "why is the front cam located towards the rear, and the rear cam located towards the front". Where can I find an example that supports this? All diagrams & manuals I can find refer to front as front, and rear as rear.
This is the first time I remember disagreeing with my "brother from another mother" (Bubbie).
OK, Story was, while talking about my Cam change I am doing with one of my co-workers, I got into a debate with him about Cam positions. He swears up and down that the REAR Cyl is #1, and the FRONT Cyl is #2. This in turn, would make the REAR cam the FRONT, and the FRONT cam the REAR, since a "#1" position on any engine is always on the left (standing in back) or Always the first Cyl in the front (like a straight six, #1 is closest to radiator, #6 is closest to firewall)..
SO... Wanting to put this 'debate' to rest (this guy will argue a point into oblivion), I pulled out the trusty Iphone Gold-box and GOOGLED this question.. Boy, was that a can-o-worms. Seems I am not the only one with this question, and I never really found a definitive answer, hence this post for a hopeful answer to a basically useless knowledge question.