Today's Trivia Question!

[Wayne 962]

Was asked this question today, and I did not know the answer.

Which direction does the distributor turn in a 1976 Euro Carrera. A fellow bought one that was burned and didn't have the distributor and wanted to know which one he needed. My tech editor for the book didn't know either.

All three engines that year (2.7 / 3.0 Turbo / 3.0 Carrera) used the same crankshaft. I saw a 3.0L engine that had points, like the 2.7 (clockwise), whereas the 3.0 Turbo used electronic triggering. However, the 3.0 Carrera engine was the precursor to the 911SC, which had the distributor turn counter-clockwise.

If I were to guess, I would guess counter-clockwise, but as I said before, not sure...

-Wayne

[echrisconnor]

I'm not looking at my car right now, but from memory, I could swear it turns clockwise. I'm about 85% sure...

[Eric Coffey]

Not sure either, but since it's a Euro Carrera, it should be the same spec/direction as the MFI 2.7L RS.

[Wayne 962]

Originally posted by Eric Coffey
Not sure either, but since it's a Euro Carrera, it should be the same spec/direction as the MFI 2.7L RS.

The question is about a 1976 Euro Carrera. You're thinking of the 1974/75 European Carrera which indeed was the same engine as the '73 RS. In 1976/77 they went to a very unique aluminum block based on the big brother 930 engine of 1976-77.

-Wayne

[Bill Verburg]

That's easy, all the point type distributors 2.0, 2.2,2.4,2.7 and 3.0 turn the same direction, clockwise. The counterclockwise rotation was used from '78 on the SC and then back to clocwise again for the 964.

[Dantilla]

North or South Hemisphere?

[irnwill]

The part number on my 76 euro distributor is 0 231 184 007 and I probably spend way too much time watching it turn clockwise.

[SC-targa]

Originally posted by Bill Verburg
That's easy, all the point type distributors 2.0, 2.2,2.4,2.7 and 3.0 turn the same direction, clockwise. The counterclockwise rotation was used from '78 on the SC and then back to clocwise again for the 964.

"That's easy"!! Bill, I'm beginning to worry about you.

Jerry Kroeger

[slammin]

thanks you all this info just helped me out thanks again slammin

[Bill Verburg]

I need to amend my answer above

the distributors went back to clockwise rotation for the 3.2 Carrera in 1984

The only counterclockwise distributors were those used in the '78 - 83 SC