Tdc with no viewing ports? Options

[Radmacdaddy]

I'm viewing the great valve adjustment article over at pelican & have my one wheel off the ground to get it just right but I have no viewing ports into my flywheel.

How then can I get the tdc worked out?

I did the straw in the #1 cylinder trick too, put it in & note when it is most pushed out and before it goes back into the chamber... But it still feels like its not just right.

Thought?

[wingnut86]

Randy,

See if the seller can check 2 points on the block for you, small bit of cleaning with a paper towel wet with Dawn or similar dish soap and water would help - damp, not dripping wet.

#1 - main location for model# of block, located in front of the case breather/port on the flat surface that resides between the fan housing and the case

#2 - secondary location on some blocks. Diagonal flat metal area just behind the transmission mounting flange

*if neither location has a number located/stamped on them then it is probably a factory replacement case used to replace a bad case. The factory released these specifically as replacements and the dealer or service owner was supposed to stamp the block with a designated number prior to the install/replacement (many didn't do this).

This is the "EASY" way of determining what he has (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)