I was just wondering if any one new if you could chamge a LH roation motor to RH. I have a good motor in my ski boat and I want to put it in my jet. It has a jacuzzi yj pump on it. If you can does anyone now how to do it.


Thanks guys
Mario

Depends on how it was set up to run reverse rotation. Some use specially ground cams, with opposite ground Dizzy gears, advance mechanisms, and special oil pumps, etc. Others use just a special large cam/crank gear drive (no idlers, cam and crank gear meshed directly together) so that only the crankshaft ran backwards. Dizzy, Cam and oil pump operate in the same direction as normal.

Best to pull the timing cover and see exactly what you are dealing with. If it's got a a straight gear drive in there, probably only need to change it to a regular timing chain set-up, new main seals (They are different than regular ones, usually, and easy to change at this point anyway), and retime your ignition and make sure the firing order is correct. If it doesn't, would be a lot of parts swapping with the cam, oil pump, dizzy gear (Or the entire dizzy) etc.

Ray 

ok just so you understand about engine rotation, the block pistons crank heads carb intake , none of those care about which direction the engine rotates. the cam and the distributor gear are the only ones that care. you also have to be careful at where they want you you to view the motor from. a car you view from inside the drivers seat! a boat is viewed from the back of the transom( outsidethe boat)  hope that helps.

ah! yes forgot the oil pump.   

Why would you run a 302 anyways?

I would attempt to sell the motor and use the money to finance a big block.

You will need a bunch of parts to get that Wakesha to work properly.

You never know with a reverse rotation motor, sometimes they bring a pretty penny.

Advertise it in the Boat Trader.

Just my humble opinion.