Finding TDC

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Originally posted by 82 GT
That's right. I uderstand now but actually, in a way, it does matter where you start putting the timing tape on the balancer because TDC could be facing towards the ground when you go to use your timing light. Unless you want to crawl under the car with the timing light while your buddy adjusts the timing.
So what I did was found TDC and then put TDC of the tape in a position where I knew I could find it with a timing light later on.
That's why I was asking how I knew I had TDC and not the exhaust stroke for installing timing tape.......

Where you place the TDC tape mark is of your own choosing, but it will be exactly the same whether it's the beginning of the compression stroke or the beginning of the exhaust stroke. In other words, all you need to find is TDC for the #1 cylinder. It doesn't make any difference what stroke the piston is on.



Take care,
~Chris