Once you have decided where TDC actually is, you'll have a pointo start from. In my case turning it over with a long 1/2" ratchetIs slow do to not much room to get a long through. so I wouldn't hear that woush past the plug threads. I do have an air compressor and a rubber tipped blow gun. I'll blow in the #1 hole to confirm that I'm on the compression stroke. Note; do not seal the blow gun off to head or the pressure may cause the crank to rotate from the spto you went through all this effort to arrive at. You're just listening for the sound fo air comming out exhaust ot intake. You don't want that. You want both intake and exhaust valves closed and air coming back out the spark plug hole.
I have broken the distributer drive pin twice. Both times at home. Starting with cold
oil and too much throttle. No other damage . It takes about an hour to get it repaired and running again.