Finding TDC for idiots(ME !!)

[nick041881]

Ok, I have read the manual(chiltons) and read internet how to's, but I am still confused.
what is the easy way to find top dead center??
any help is appreciated!


nick...(sy#112.... almost running)

 

[Maxtor]

Buy a piston stop (can be ordered from Jegs or Summit). Turn the engine over until it is away from the timing marks. Screw the stop into the #1 cylinder. It is not necessary to tighten it past hand tight.

Turn the motor over BY HAND until it reaches the stop (I use a socket on the alternator pulley to turn the engine). Mark the location on the balancer (I use a white paint stick - very easy to see with a timing light). Turn the motor the opposite direction until it stops - again mark the location on the blancer. The center of these two marks is TDC.

 

[myclone]

Buy a piston stop (can be ordered from Jegs or Summit). Turn the engine over until it is away from the timing marks. Screw the stop into the #1 cylinder. It is not necessary to tighten it past hand tight.

Turn the motor over BY HAND until it reaches the stop (I use a socket on the alternator pulley to turn the engine). Mark the location on the balancer (I use a white paint stick - very easy to see with a timing light). Turn the motor the opposite direction until it stops - again mark the location on the blancer. The center of these two marks is TDC.

Exactly.. Only thing I could add is pull the other five plugs out to make turning the eng that much easier.

 

[nick041881]

thanks, gonna order that piston stop tonight!!