Connecting Rod Installation

[Bluebell]

Hi, I am reviving an old thread. I have a set of French rods that have a squirt hole drilled exactly as per Virgil's Canadian rod in post #17.
The hole can be seen as a bright mark under the "B" on the rod. it is at the top of the rod and not where I am used to seeing them in other types of engines (at 2.00 oclock or 10 oclock)
The set of 8 rods are all the same with the bearing shell lock tabs on the right, when the squirt hole is at the front.
Ronnie's picture is worth a thousand words, but I am not sure how to put this set in a motor.
Is it done with nos. 1 to 4 with squirt holes to rear and 5 to 8 with holes to the front (this puts the B/E locking tangs to the pan line)
Anybody know for sure?

[51 MERC-CT]

Don't know if this helps but this is from Mercury overhaul and assy manual.

[Bluebell]

Thank you 51- MERC-CT, Can you please just clarify "left" and "right"?
Is it as we look at the front of the engine? Left = cylinders 1 to 4???? or from the drivers seat???
Thank you in advance (and wishing all a weather improvement, by the sound of things)

[51 MERC-CT]

Originally Posted by Bluebell

Thank you 51- MERC-CT, Can you please just clarify "left" and "right"?
Is it as we look at the front of the engine? Left = cylinders 1 to 4???? or from the drivers seat???
Thank you in advance (and wishing all a weather improvement, by the sound of things)

Left bank (drivers side ) holes face forward.
Right bank (pass side) are to face to the rear.
Just realized that this may be confusing according to your location. So this arrangement applies when the steering wheel is on the left. US style.

[JSeery]

Left and right sides of a car is always from the drivers seat, left hand is left side and right hand is right side. As far as I know this is not country dependent.