renegade1 wrote on 08/13/12 at 12:16:40:guess i gotta look in the tech section to figure that whole process out hey... just dont understand how you can see where the marks line up
The place with the marks is under the round cover (with a slot in it) on the left side of the engine, at the end of the crankshaft.
You unscrew that cover, then you can see the end of the crankshaft, and it has a mark on it. The engine case has a mark as well. When those two line up, you are at TDC.
BUT, you need to be sure you are at TDC on the compression stroke.
That is why you open the valve covers, so you can see which valves are open or closed. Both valves closed, and at TDC, That is where you want to be.
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