[Vwdiesel] Rabbit brain teaser for Mark Shepherd.

[Nate Wall]

<<<And why do some cars have left hand threads on wheelstuds ?

  I always assumed it was because they suspected the rotation of the
wheel would loosen the lug nuts, which it appears it never really did.>>>

I've seen it on some Dodge products. Any others?

--Nate

LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:

> > Will the 1.5L NA and 1.6L NA run backwards ?????? .  IF so we can drive in
> > reverse at great speeds.
>
>   If you ground a cam that was "flipped" as to the relationship between the
> intake and exhaust lobes they would.  Then change the firing order of the
> lines from the pump to the injectors.
>   Heck, just make both lobes the same, run the exhaust out the intake
> as well as the exhaust, put some ports into the cylinder, swap a crank
> gear on the pump and make it a 2-stroke!  :)
>
> >  And why do some cars have left hand threads on wheelstuds ?
>
>   I always assumed it was because they suspected the rotation of the
> wheel would loosen the lug nuts, which it appears it never really did.
>      Loren
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