Hey guys how can you tell if the number one piston's on TCD (top dead center), without removing the head? Please help...thanks

 

Pull the valve cover. Spin the engine until the arrows that say up point straight up.
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buy a helms manual.

 

Take one of your spark plugs out and use a screw driver down the hole but spin it really slowly so you don't mess anything up

 

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There are a couple of different ways, depending on how accurate you want to be.

If you want it to be dead on and true to TDC, then you should use a piston stop and degree wheel.

If you just want it to be within 5 degrees, you can eyeball it using a long screwdriver, chop stick, or the hook from you car jacking tools. When you rotate the crank CCW, the "rod" will come up and eventually stop moving for a small interval of crank rotation. That dead spot indicates TDC. Use this along with the markings on the crank pulley and camgears to find your best approximation of TDC.


[Modified by IN VTEC, 4:34 AM 10/12/2002]