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on 31/5/2003 9:01 AM, Chris J Valade at redyouth@juno.com wrote: > I was then trying another method to figure out TDC#1, i.e. check to see > if the valves for #1 are in firing position, but either I am doing > something wrong or something is horribly wrong with my valves since no > matter where I turned the engine, I couldn't even get a .04mm feeler to > fit in the gap (note that I have never adjusted my or any valves). I > checked and double checked, the best I could, to see if I was pushing the > feeler into the right place. Perhaps I wasn't pushing on the rocker arm > with my thumb enough? I didn't notice any difference though when I > pushed on it or when I didn't, there was no play...is this normal? Also > there was oil dripping out of the exhaust valve for #1 for about 30min, > could this because the car is on a decline? What you can do is have an assistant rotate the engine clockwise as you watch the valves on the 1 & 2 side. At some point you will see the #1 intake (the 2nd one from the front) start to open and then close again. If your assistant keeps rotating the engine, you will then see the exhaust valve (one at the front) start to open. It is in between these two points where #1 TDC is, as referenced by the marks (the engraved ones) on your pulley.