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Originally Posted by Harry Verdurchi
I can do it and maybe you and a few others here but as I posted for this fellow for him the ONLY FOOLPROOF WAY for Him would be to do it that way.
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If you were planning to remove the head though you could easily perform this simple check.
I'd do this before doing all the extra work.
It isn't quite as good as actually physically checking for the presence of the piston at TDC but it would give you a good idea.
Remove the valve cover and a glow plug on #1 cylinder.
Rotate the crank by hand and watch for the position of the timing marks and the position of the valves over #1 cylinder.
As you rotate the engine you should hear air escaping from the cylinder through the glow plug hole on the compression stroke. The valves should be closed and the timing marks should be more or less in the correct position when the air stops coming out.