How do you get your 305 tpi on tdc and on the compression stroke?

Answer 1

This will take 2 people. Take the #1 plug out, That will be the first plug up front on the drivers side head. Now unhook the coil wire from the coil so it won't start.

Then put your helper in the truck so he can bump the engine over with the key when you tell him. Now put your finger over the #1 plug hole and tell helper to bump the key a little at a time until you feel air blow out from under your finger and then stop blowing. As the piston is moving up and down in the cylinder you will fill it suck on your finger and then start to blow out from under your finger, as soon as it stops blowing out then that will be the compression stroke and top dead center.

It may take a few times of bumping engine over until you get the fill of it and get it right. When it's right the mark on the balancer will be at 0 on the timing mark.

And the distributor rotor will be pointin to the #1 post on the cap and at #1 cylinder.