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PastorCharlie
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Jun 14, 2017

Is It A Rear Engine Or Rear Drive That Makes It A Pusher?

All vehicles except those that are front wheel drive propel the vehicle from the rear. Front engines with rear wheel drive are pushers. Why the big effort to segarate vehicle drives by engine cho...
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sch911
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Jun 14, 2017
The opposite of pusher is puller. So engine behind drive wheels = pusher, engine in front of drive wheels = puller. We don't seem to hear the term puller though. So in general a pusher refers to a DP. And most pushers are diesel, but the UFO chassis is a gas pusher. So the answer to the OP question is "engine behind drive axle".

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