How was this done again? Oh yes, here it is. It is quite obvious where the TDC
for cyl #1 is, when you are holding the crank in your hands! just hold the crank
with your left hand, and pull the #1 con rod in the cylinders direction, right?
Then lift the rear end of the crank carefully to disengage the teeth on the
gears, so you can turn the dizzy shaft to it's proper position. The reason to do
this before the crank case is bolted together, is that when the shaft is
dislocated, it takes several ties to relocate it in it's hole, and if you don't
have the tool to lift it up, it is not much fun to do either. BTDT.

Hope this helps,
PerL

Sean Garrett wrote:

> Hmmm... can you elaborate? For instance I am confused about how to tell top
> dead center if you dont have your pistons in? Don't you have to put cylinder
> #1 at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected to
> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan side of the engine?
>
> Do you use the cam shaft or crankshaft to eyeball TDC?
>
> Thanks in advance