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Old 08-09-2010, 09:35 PM   #14
oldgold70c10
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Re: Tuning Q after a tear-down ordeal...

What kind of cam have you got?
If you get yourself a remote starter, disconnect the bat wire from your distributor, you can take out the no. 1 spark plug and crank it over with your finger over the spark plug hole. You should feel it blow air out on the compression stroke, and as it stops blowing, you should watch to see if the line on the damper is anywhere near the pointer.

You can also get a gadget that screws in the spark plug hole that will help you find TDC, but I'll let others chime in on that because I've never used one.
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