it does not really matter how long the stop is. You also want to member DO NOT TURN LIKE CRAZY AND RAM THE PISTON AGAINST THE STOP. Use common sense. As you get close, slow down and ease the piston against your stop. The TDC as far as the pointer goes will work on exhaust or combustion stoke. The motor has four strokes, as you reach exhaust stroke, when the stroke is at TDC, the pointer or timing marks should be at zero, then as you reach the intake or combustion stroke, the TDC of that stoke will again be at zero on the timing mark.
Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Finding #1 TDC > I'm not a big fan of the piston stop. What happens if it is too long? Well, > you don't want to find out. > > I'm also not getting the idea about TDC being between the top of the > combustion stroke and the top of the exhaust stroke. If that is what you're > saying, it's not true. Maybe I am misunderstanding you though. > > John Nasta > Old Car Network > http://oldcarnetwork.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 10:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Finding #1 TDC > > Buy or make a piston stop and screw it into the #1 plug > hole. Rotate the crankshaft CW until the stop contacts > the piston. Mark the position of the damper timing mark > on the block. Now rotate the crank CCW until the stop > hits the piston and again mark the position of the > timing mark. The halfway point between the 2 marked > points will show you where TDC is, and if it's not the 0- > degree mark on the timing tab you know that either the > tab and damper are mismatched or the damper's outer ring > has slipped. > > You can do this on either the compression stroke or the > exhaust stroke as long as you remember which one you > were on when it comes time to installing the distributor. > > Brad > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
