finding top dead center, 8 times

[YerDugliness]

Originally Posted by Z-linkCobra

I would send you a pic of my wrist when my watch accidently shorted the starter relay one time, but I didnt have a camera handy. I suppose I could send a pic of the scar it left behind...lol.

I have one exactly like it on my left wrist....thought I might have been the only one unlucky enough to have that experience ! It burned right through the metal band on my Seiko and left a scar about 1" X 1". It all happened in the blink of an eye, sounded like an arc welder.

Cheers from Dugly

[madmaxx]

Why not turn your engine over until both valve closed then EASILY apply air pressure to the cylinder via a spark plug hole adapter and it will force the piston all the way down at this point do your leak down test, the engine will no longer rotate. I did this while changing valve springs and it worked much easier then finding top dead center on each cylinder. The engine will rotate very slowly if you apply the pressure slowly, you apply the pressure quickly and it will slam over. Make sure it is out of gear so you dont run over your foot.