top dead center

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by slugish

thx everyone for the replies . I still have the intake off where Ican see the valves opening & closing . Is top dead center also when the intake & exhaust valves on the # 1 cylinder are all the way down , or is this not an accurate way of determing tdc .

Originally Posted by 2002on22s

I've always taken #1 spark plug out & put a long wadded up paper towl in the spark plug hole, then bumped the starter w/ the dist unhooked until the paper shot out & there you go... Works in a pinch if you're by youself too

These methods let you know you are in the ballpark, but if you need to know dead on then you have to use the method described in the original post (...or trust the marks on your balancer).

K