Great idea John, I hadn't heard this trick before (about the cork). If you don't have a cork handy, you can put your thumb over the spark plug hole. You'll feel the pressure on the compression stroke. Of course, this requires someone to help and share the beer with . :-)
John Nasta wrote: > Pull the #1 spark plug and put a cork in the hole. Manually turn the engine > until the cork pops out (indicating that you are on the compression stroke > and not the exhaust stroke). Then you can stick a plastic straw in the hole > and stop at it's highest point. You may pass it the first time, but as soon > as you see the straw start to go down again, make a mark on it at that > height. That way you will know the next time around that when your mark > shows you are just about at the top. Take the straw out and put it back in > when the cork pops again. Use the mark to help find the top of the stroke. > Much faster than pulling the head. > > John Nasta > Old Car Network > http://oldcarnetwork.com > > -----Original Message----- > > OK: What is the best way to determine TDC for Cylinder 1 if the distributor > was pulled prior to marking or if you are putting in a new one? Do you pull > the head and manually crank it? > > Tony Gray > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com and my For Sale page at http://www.ProStreetCar.com/classifieds.html Tremec Distributor at http://www.tremectransmissions.com/ Team Chevelle membership #178 (Gold) ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
