Finding TDC

[82 GT]

Originally posted by PKRWUD
Your pistons will always be in the same relationship to each other. It doesn't make any difference as far as the tape is concerned, because the crank spins twice for every one rotation of the cam. In other words, the balancer will be in the exact same place at TDC for the #1 piston regardless of the cam.

Take care,
~Chris

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.......