ckahleer wrote on 01/26/22 at 15:40:07:Lastly, the manual states to turn the engine CW. Is that correct?
Yes, rotate the crank the same way the wheels go forward as that keeps all the lash in the correct rotation.
Going the other way creates error.
sparkplug method just as good as marks on the rotor.
BTW: the marks will only line up with a new chain. every .01 of chain stretch introduces 1 degree of error.