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[nicklouse]

Nick's photo shows clearly what you're looking for. Take a plug out of 1 or 4 to feel the piston is near tdc (taking all 4 out will make turning the engine easier).

 

Then look for the bolt head through the timing cover, you can turn the engine slightly to see the drive strap and be sure you got the right end of it. You can use metal polish or similar to help the marks stand out, it is possible there aren't any if the flywheel's been machined or replaced with one off a later  car.

or the it has a verto flywheel assy.

[panky]

An easy way to turn the engine over by hand is to take the plugs out and jack one front wheel up until it clears the floor, put the car in third or forth gear then turn the wheel that is off the ground. Great for setting valve clearances too.

Edited by panky, 14 September 2018 - 11:13 AM.