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Old 03-01-2014, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 71SportRagtop View Post
I was always under the impression that when the timing dots were lined up with crank at 12 o'clock and cam at 6 o'clock that the #1 piston should be at TDC. Yes/No? I was hoping to pull the cam and distributor with #1 at TDC that way I could start there when degreeing the cam and adjusting the valves.

On top of that the game plan was to double check TDC when we degree the cam.

Crank at 12 o'clock and cam at 6 o'clock (dot to dot) would be #6 piston at TDC. 12 o'clock and 12 o'clock would be #1 TDC.

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