TDC on 5.0

96StAnG5.0 · August 29th, 2011, 04:03 PM

I know you take the plug out and you put ur finger or paper there and when the compression stroke comes up,it pushs air out.Heres my question,when setting the timing as soon as I feel the air do I drop the Dist. In and set my timing OR do I keep turning the Piston till it hits the TOP and then drop the dist. In? just a little confused here...

fogged306 · August 29th, 2011, 04:10 PM

You need to be at TDC to drop the distributor. You can either trust the balancer and turn the engine over until the timing mark for TDC lines up with the pointer, or use a piston stop to verify like I mentioned in this thread.

96StAnG5.0 · August 31st, 2011, 06:23 PM

thanx!

August 29th, 2011, 04:03 PM	#1
96StAnG5.0 Regular 1996 Mustang 5.0 14.0 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orlando Posts: 395 iTrader: 0 reviews	TDC on 5.0 I know you take the plug out and you put ur finger or paper there and when the compression stroke comes up,it pushs air out.Heres my question,when setting the timing as soon as I feel the air do I drop the Dist. In and set my timing OR do I keep turning the Piston till it hits the TOP and then drop the dist. In? just a little confused here... __________________ A Ricer is a stupid young idiot who thinks he is a car expert after watching The Fast and the Furious, Pimp My Ride, and playing Need For Speed Underground-LMFAO

August 31st, 2011, 06:23 PM	#3
96StAnG5.0 Regular 1996 Mustang 5.0 14.0 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orlando Posts: 395 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanx! __________________ A Ricer is a stupid young idiot who thinks he is a car expert after watching The Fast and the Furious, Pimp My Ride, and playing Need For Speed Underground-LMFAO

August 29th, 2011, 04:10 PM	#2
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	You need to be at TDC to drop the distributor. You can either trust the balancer and turn the engine over until the timing mark for TDC lines up with the pointer, or use a piston stop to verify like I mentioned in this thread.

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