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Get #1 cylinder to TDC and go from there. Bear isn't picky about which spark plug terminal #1 lands on, he can think his way through it.
Get #1 cylinder to TDC and go from there. Bear isn't picky about which spark plug terminal #1 lands on, he can think his way through it.
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althought I agree with Bear, you do need to start somewhere.
pop the spark plug out on the #1 cylinder. that'd be forward/ pass side.
feel with a peice of wire/wooden rod/etc in the cylinder as you slowly bar the engine over. When the piston is all the way up thats TDC (tho remember this is a four stroke, and so it does it twice... make sure it's on the right stroke).
buy a haynes manual at least to get some basic idea of whats going on.
best of luck,
Drew
pop the spark plug out on the #1 cylinder. that'd be forward/ pass side.
feel with a peice of wire/wooden rod/etc in the cylinder as you slowly bar the engine over. When the piston is all the way up thats TDC (tho remember this is a four stroke, and so it does it twice... make sure it's on the right stroke).
buy a haynes manual at least to get some basic idea of whats going on.
best of luck,
Drew
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althought I agree with Bear, you do need to start somewhere.
pop the spark plug out on the #1 cylinder. that'd be forward/ pass side.
feel with a peice of wire/wooden rod/etc in the cylinder as you slowly bar the engine over. When the piston is all the way up thats TDC (tho remember this is a four stroke, and so it does it twice... make sure it's on the right stroke).
buy a haynes manual at least to get some basic idea of whats going on.
best of luck,
Drew
pop the spark plug out on the #1 cylinder. that'd be forward/ pass side.
feel with a peice of wire/wooden rod/etc in the cylinder as you slowly bar the engine over. When the piston is all the way up thats TDC (tho remember this is a four stroke, and so it does it twice... make sure it's on the right stroke).
buy a haynes manual at least to get some basic idea of whats going on.
best of luck,
Drew