Thread: Best way to find TDC?
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Old 11-13-2004, 11:53 AM
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Another idea to be sure your on TDC on the compression stroke is to turn it over with valve cover off and watch the intake valve on #1. Right after the intake closes is should be coming up on TDC. When the timing pointer is at TDC you have it. Adjust to your desired setting and install the distributor and use the volt meter as Rick described. I've seen many a distributor installed 180 off because they didn't verify which stroke it was on.
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