You need to match the marks on your timing belt. The two marks are at 12 o'clock. You should be able to view the mark by taking off the easiest cover, the one in front. You can turn the crankshaft to move it into position. You'll need a compression guage in the number one spark plur hole. Place the guage dial where you can see it while turning the crankshaft balancer hub. Turn it clockwise until you see compression building up on the guage. If you did not see compression build up, continue one more complete turn to achieve TDC for the number one cylinder. Remove the guage. Through the number one cylinder spark plug hole, insert a section of wooden dowel or plastic rod and slowly push it down until it reaches the top surface of the piston crown. With the dowel or rod in place, slowly rotate the crankshaft clockwise until the dowel or rod is pushed upward, stops, and then starts to move back down. At this point, rotate the crankshaft slightly counterclockwise until the dowel or rod has reached its upper most travel. At this point, the number one piston is at TDC.
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