I was under the impression that both of my motors were standard rotation, and the counter rotation was done in the gear drive or the transmission, but after talking with a Trojan expert (whos expertise are self-admittedly only valid until the 1991-1992 vintage, when Trojan went out of business), I'm not so certain. I can say that both of my motors have the distributor wired to the same firing order, but that means nothing, as who knows if someone wired the distributor wrong, and I've never actually heard either motor run.

I have compression in the stbd motor, and it's more or less ready to go. I drained 100% of the gas out of the stbd tank (over 100 gallons!), tested for compression, changed the plugs, bought a new gas line, and I'm ready to add fuel and see what happens with this motor... The only issue that I can see having with the stbd motor is perhaps an electronic ignition/pcm issue, as the mechanics all seem good.

I am just starting the same process with the port motor. I already bought a new starter (for a std. rotation motor, perhaps mistakenly), had the alternator rebuilt, and drained and changed the oil. I'm ready to get the rest of the gas out, have a new gas line made, do a compression test and try firing the motor... however, I am now concerned that my port motor is actually a counter rotating motor, and I bought the wrong starter. Any good or simple way of telling?