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Originally Posted by mr48chev
The whole reason for using a timing tape is knowing that you have the exact or as close to exact TDC position marked.
The best way is to do it before you put the head on but a lot of the time that isn't possible. The rubber or plastic tube trick that Dsraven gave works pretty well just don't use anything that is hard or anything that can break off.
The true and proper way would be to use a piston stop in the spark plug hole, turn the crank by hand one way. mark where it stopped on the damper, turn it back the other way until it stops in the other direction and mark that spot and split the difference and that is your TDC mark. Some guys hull out a spark plug and weld a bolt or piece of rod in it that will be where the piston stops against it to do that. Or spend a bunch of bucks to buy the tool to do it.
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A customer of mine in my Harley shop brought his bike up for me to fix.It seems he was using a plastic chop stick to find TDC,it did not work out well