guys i pulling my hair out i need help

[Billla]

Originally Posted by 1969-08 chevy

On a small block chevy after you line up the dots on the timing gear, you are 180 out. you have to rotate the motor one revolution until your timing marks on you balancer line up again on top dead.

Ummm..no. You could be either TDC compression #1, or TDC compression #6.

To ensure you're on the right cam rotation with the dots lined up, the crank key should point to about 2:00, and the cam pin should be at about 3:00.