TDC Method Question
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Very little. I used a screw driver wrappred in Masking tape to find my TDC. The valve will drop about 1/2" if I remember right. But make sure you hold the valve stem and push it into the cylinder to see if it hits the piston to make sure it won't fall.
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it will only fall about 1/2 inch as stated above. I just used a wooden cooking skewer for finding tdc on mine. and just for insurance push the valve down LIGHTLY to ensure that it is hitting the piston then pull it back up because you are going to want as much of the valve stem as possiblr to work with.
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I'm with these guys. It doesn't fall much, but I'd say it's more like 1/4". But that's just splitting hairs. Either way, it is a good idea to gently and slowly push the lifter down to see if it stops on the piston. You may not even have a chance to do that if you aren't at TDC. When you compress the stock spring, the lifter will likely fall as soon as the locks are free.