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JSeery · 01-20-2016, 05:48 PM

The best way to locate TDC is with a dead stop. With the two piston method you sited, as with a lot of other methods, there is a lot of movement of the crank with very little movement of the piston(s). With a dead stop you are checking the piston movement away from the top position and you end up with a much more accurate and repeatable method.

01-20-2016, 05:48 PM	#4
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Dimensioned drawing of flathead V8 engine The best way to locate TDC is with a dead stop. With the two piston method you sited, as with a lot of other methods, there is a lot of movement of the crank with very little movement of the piston(s). With a dead stop you are checking the piston movement away from the top position and you end up with a much more accurate and repeatable method.