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Question about rebuilding a Mazda UA engine

Hello, I received a partially rebuilt (but still disassembled) Mazda UA engine for a Yale Forklift. I wonder if anyone here knows the correct orientation of the connecting rods in this engine? Looking at it, it looks as if the bearing caps would face the camshaft, but I am not 100% sure.

Hopefully someone can help, as I am in the Bahamas, so I cant really get to a dealer for a manual, easily.

Thanks for any help!
  • Posted 17 Oct 2022 13:27
  • By Don_Carson
  • joined 17 Oct'22 - 2 messages
  • Bahamas
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Ok, I will have to look and see, if that is the case, then the rod caps would be opposite the cam.
  • Posted 21 Oct 2022 11:25
  • By Don_Carson
  • joined 17 Oct'22 - 2 messages
  • Bahamas
If there is oil holes in rod they almost always point at cam side of engine ?
  • Posted 20 Oct 2022 23:52
  • By stillworkin
  • joined 2 Nov'18 - 96 messages
  • New York, United States

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