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Old 02-04-2002, 08:56 PM
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Pop the passenger side valve cover and off rotate crank (preferably by hand with breaker bar on front crank damper retaining bolt) until both valves are closed. If you run solid lifter cam each pushrod will spin in your fingers at this time. Then check timing marks (should be close to "0" now) and continue to rotate crank until the timing marks line up at "0" degrees. Put distributor in and align rotor to #1 plug tower. The alternative is to pull # 1 plug and crank engine with starter while holding finger in sparkplug hole, the compression will pop it out when it nears TDC. The first method is a little more controlled, the second requires an assistant or a method of cranking starter while your
finger is over the sparkplug hole. After a little practice the second method is quicker too.
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