Originally posted by FavoriteMystaque:
Cylinder 1 is passenger side by the timing cover. Valves should be closed, cam lobes not pushing down on valves. My 1995 Ford binder says TDC and lock cams with tool, the notches are not discussed at all...




The notches are discussed on the installation instructions. They instruct to turn the crank to the "big notch" in order to make sure all pistons are down when installing the cylinder head (since some of the valves may be in an open condition depending upon camshaft position). This would lead me to believe that the notches cannot be trusted to indicate much of anything.