Engine rotation ’65 barracuda

Your boat originally came with reverse rotation engine, If you built one from a 1972 ford and didnt change crank shaft, piston direction, etc then you now have a standard rotation engine so now your prop will turn the wrong direction once you get it to turn by indexing the transmission pump that is,

anyway I say whats done is done in terms of rotation, index the transmission, get a LH prop, and go boating. Don't be too embarra$$ed could happen to anyone BCCFC (Before Correct Craft Fan.Com)

Whats this about a reservoir-forward oil pan? The old interceptor ford 302s utilzied a pretty large Oil pan but the reservoir is in the back and they will work fine, yours probably will as well. Take a picture of it for us. You would not want a foward sump pan.

I think the 'van pans' are forward sump.

Two things need to be done when placing an engine of a different rotation than the current one into a boat with velvet drive 1:1 transmission. The first is to index the hydralic pump that provides pressure to the clutch plates so that it creates pressure when turning in the new direction. The pump is located in the front of the transmission surrounding the input shaft. If you look closely you will see there are two direcional arrows one for standard and one for reverse rotation on the transmission, as well as a mark on the pump that will be aligned with one of the two on the transmission. You simply remove the bolts holding on the pump turn it to align the other mark and then reinstall the bolts.

The second thing that will be needed is a new propellor that turns opposite of the one you currently have. Once those two things are done you can go forward in forward and all is well.

the starter, and dist are not interchangable from rev to standard rotations as well as some circulation pumps. They are interchangable from 351 to 302 but not when comparing engine rotation. Everything is interchangable with the exception of the oil pan and intake manifold from a 351 to 302 provided that the engine rotation does not come into play.

Also you will have to flip the RWP 180 as well you can not just change the impeller it's non-directional.

Thanks and I might just luck out and have the 302 be reverse like my 351, is there an easy way to tell if the 302 is reverse without starting it up ?

              Thanks Dino

boy that was a curve ball, Someone mentioned that the firing order would tell, any truth to that ?

you can look at the harmonic balancer as well to determind rotation some while indicate before and after on them.