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wats the best way to find top dead center besides the pointer on harmonic balancer and timing mark?

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Take out the plug on the number one cylinder. Damn thats as much as i remember if i keep going it will probably be wrong. I learned how last year but i forgot. sorry.

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Take out the plug on the number one cylinder. Damn thats as much as i remember if i keep going it will probably be wrong. I learned how last year but i forgot. sorry.

 

 

HAHAHAHA, thats more than I know......but not by much

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take out the plug, stick a screwdriver in it, turn the crank pulley until the screwdriver is at it's highest point.

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what if the timing is off?

 

fix the timing :lol: :lol: No, the best way is to use the mark on the crank pulley

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take out the plug, stick a screwdriver in it, turn the crank pulley until the screwdriver is at it's highest point.

 

Yep! Do that. Also, I'm not sure if it applies to these motors, but on my old 307, you would feel a small burst of air come out of the #1 plug socket when the crank came to TDC while turning it.... so you could feel with your finger too, and not a screwdriver.

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take out the plug, stick a screwdriver in it, turn the crank pulley until the screwdriver is at it's highest point.

 

Yep! Do that. Also, I'm not sure if it applies to these motors, but on my old 307, you would feel a small burst of air come out of the #1 plug socket when the crank came to TDC while turning it.... so you could feel with your finger too, and not a screwdriver.

 

 

So then i did know what i was thinking.

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Also, don't forget top dead center is defined also by the timing. Both valves should be closed when the piston is at its highest point. (you can use the previously stated methods to find this)

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Also, don't forget top dead center is defined also by the timing. Both valves should be closed when the piston is at its highest point. (you can use the previously stated methods to find this)

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Can anyone give a good definition of top dead center or explain it in practical terms :?:

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Top Dead Center, TDC is the point in the travel of the piston where it is at the top, AND, after the intake valve of the cylinder has opened and closed. TDC is the spot or time when the spark plug is fired and the mixture is ignited.

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Gotcha. That makes sense. I'm still a little confused though cuz I've heard TDC used in other situations and in different ways.

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The screwdriver trick works pretty good, but make sure the motor is in the compression stroke and wait till screwdriver gets to the highest point. Then slowly rotate crank a little bit further until screwdriver starts to go down, this is to make sure your at TDC. THen rotate crank back so the screwdriver is at its peak.

 

Hope that helps

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