Check out http://www.cranecams.com/instructions/degreeing/degree.htm for
instructions on degreeing a cam with a dial gauge, including finding TDC
with the head installed. You can make a piston stop from an old spark
plug by breaking out the ceramic and threading the plug shell for a
bolt. Cut the head of the bolt off, so that 2-3" protrudes from the
plug shell, and round off the cut end with a grinder.
IMO if you are going to do all that work to degree your cam, it's
definitely worthwhile to double check TDC.
Randall
"Ronald A. Dowty" wrote:
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> Can I just use the marking on the balancer to get TDC for my crankshaft or
> do I need to pull the head to check it?
>
> Also what is the procedure for degreeing the cam with a dial guage and
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