What Larry said. And when you do it, check one or more of the "good" cylinders to see what "normal" sounds like. I have never done one, but it seems like you would need to lock up the crank somehow to make sure the air pressure doesn't turn it (?).

Rick

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You can either lock the crank OR move the piston to absolute TDC for that cylinder.