ORIGINAL: Kmot
I believe the correct orientation to determine crankshaft rotation is to be at the rear of the engine looking forward. At least this is what I was taught at A&P school and is the same in technical manuals.
That being said, to be technically correct the normal crank rotation of our little engines is clockwise. And you wish to find a way to make it run counter-clockwise.
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Models and full size are two completely different animals when it comes to terminology, Kmot.
Our model engines run counterclockwise as determined by how you are looking at them when starting them.
You have to keep an eye on these full size critters, folks. They'll try to sneak in their terminology on you in a heartbeat. <G>