Oh well i did not remove ip when i took the head off, i did rotate th engine when head was in the shop, before reassembly 1st piston was at tdc and marks on cam tower and cam was aligned , 100% that chain skipped when i was rotating engine without head ,it happened couple of times ., so again any tips on removing IP?
thanks

Very true, but, was piston at TDC after compression stroke or was piston at TDC after exhaust stroke?

The IP position would be the only thing that determines this answer, because the camshaft and crankshaft are proper with respect to each other.

Either the IP must go 180 degrees...........or the crankshaft must go 360 degrees with respect to the IP and camshaft..........or the camshaft must go 180 degrees.

Your choice.

This is exactly how I screwed up. #1 was at TDC, but it wasn't the "compression stroke" Cam lobes shoulda been a dead "give away"

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