You dont HAVE to look at the marks is what he is saying (or at least you dont have to ask)... pull number 1 plug... Get the piston to tdc (you can visually confirm-You could put soething in the hole to confirm... If anything id use like a clean straw... Nothing metalic( just a preference).. Look at the crapdanza flywheel (that is going to shit the bed when you make power with this thing)... Whatever "dot" you are on will be TDC for reference.
Once #1 is on TDC... Set your cam gears. Put on belt, if you dont fuck it up you will have it perfect.
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Thanks nig, so its the first mark when rotating the crank counter clock wise ;D
I had it right the first time, I done it with a extended drop gage from work the other night and with was right between the two lines on initial timing with the cams teeth. . . Thats when I called DMC just to try and confirm since you didnt answer your phone. "friday night/understandable"
Then I rotated the assembly and it came out on the first mark. I'm just skull fucking myself is all it boiled down to while at work.