Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

those morks on the pully are little notches, just dig around with your fingernail until you feel them then mark with white-out. oh and there are manuals in the tech forum.

Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

Ya that piston is movin really fast turning the pulley by hand LOL

Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

Geez, you'd really have to put a gouge in that piston to affect anything. :P
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Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

Bingo... The crank rotates 2x for every cam turn, so you need to get your cam at TDC (which is pretty easy if you can read the letters "UP") and there's only 2 possible positions for the crank. If the crank is wrong, it needs to be rotated 180 degrees.

Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

How about the 'right' way? ;D

Take a long dial indicator, and rotate the crank counter clockwise until the dial indicator stops rising. Mark that spot. Then, rotate the crank the other direction(clockwise), until the dial indicator stops going up again, and mark this spot. True TDC, is directly between these two marks. If you don't do it this way, you'd be surprised at how far off 'true' TDC can really be, especially when using the screwdriver trick (it can get close though, no doubt... i've used it many-a-time)...

But that paper towel "trick"... is for the birds. Don't trust your engine to anyone that relies on the paper towel popping out to set TDC ::)

Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

More common to have a screw driver in the average persons toolbox than a long ass dial indicator ;)

Really if you want to get picky, just pull the front timing cover and align the front crank gear to the mark on the oil pump and you know your dead on.

Re:How do I find top dead center?
 

;) serious! you guys are making it more difficult than it really is.

assuming the belt isnt on the cams or on the crank rotate the crank till you get the single otch on the mark for the bottom end. then align the cam gear to its specified TDC position put belt back on and tighten it. done! now rotate the crank and make sure its nice and tight and on the mark!

BTW valve lash adjustment is 180 degrees at a time and di it 1-3-4-2 or else you wont have it done right.

good luck

good point ;)