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Sinister · 04-07-2010, 04:23 PM

Both valves will be closed at TDC for #1. If you just turned the motor until the balancer lined up you have a 50% chance of being at TDC for #1. The piston will be towards the top of the bore on the top of compression stroke and top of the exhaust stroke. You want TDC of the compression stroke.

04-07-2010, 04:23 PM	#25
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: HEI Ignition Problem Both valves will be closed at TDC for #1. If you just turned the motor until the balancer lined up you have a 50% chance of being at TDC for #1. The piston will be towards the top of the bore on the top of compression stroke and top of the exhaust stroke. You want TDC of the compression stroke. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match... Last edited by Sinister; 04-07-2010 at 04:25 PM.