TDC

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Having the piston at TDC will tell you that it is
either at exhaust or compression stroke, but by taking
off the valve cover and observing the rockers you can
tell the diff; compression stroke will have both
valves closed, exhaust stroke only one valve closed.
And please don't be sticking your finger into the
hole. Cover the hole with your finger, use a dowel or
spaghetti, a fancy TDC whistle or a good flashlight,
but don't stick yer finger in there.
All these suggestions from me and others are assuming
everything else is in good shape, and that you are
trying to adjust an engine with a jumped chain or
bent/broken valve. Take the time to start from square
one. An old Motors manual from the sixties will give
you a guideline to static time the engine when we all
kept our cars running from the shade of the old oak
tree, without the benefit of all that big city equipment......Russ


		
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