flinger

okay guys so awhile back my timing belt broke and i got a new head and everything is in working order but im still having problems..
the car idles very rough and when your just idling you can feel the motor wanting to die and you can hear a puttering sound from the exhaust
i know i did everything right and everything is dead on but i was explaining the problem to my dad and he is more old school but this is what he basically said...

well obviously you guys know the strokes and what not to keep the engine going. like intake stroke compression stroke power stroke and i forget the other one haha
but he said that possibly when i set the engine at tdc which i verified like 5 million times lol that it might not be in the same stoke as it was when it stopped working..so basically for example i could have the motor at tdc right now in the intake stroke but it should be at tdc in the compression stroke..does that make sense and sound correct to anyone?
he said he is pretty sure that when you time an engine obviously set it at tdc but then make sure its on the compression stoke
sound right?

so im basically just trying to figure out if it matters what stroke the motor is at when adjusting the timing..
please help asap HT as im hoping to grease up and go at it again tomorrow
so any fast honest reply/answer will be GREATLY appreciated
(oh and btw - its just a 94 honda accord f22b totally stock except for cold air intake)