thank you for that bit of information, but I am getting more conconfused by the min. I get what your saying but I got some info from a couple of different sources and they are saying that the cam mark needs to be at 1 o'clock but that the crank mark needs to be opposite (like about 7:30 not 1:00) but in line with the center of the two shafts. But when I put it at those positions, the piston which would be #4 which is actually #1 in the firing order is not top dead center. It's about two and a half inches down in the hole. All other motors that I've ever worked on goes as follows: #1 top dead center, distributer rotor pointing at #1 tower with both cam lobes positioned away from lifters. When I took it apart I left the cam and chain together and when reassembling I put it back on the same way with distributer pointing to #1 tower and #1 cylinder at top dead center. Which put the cam and the crank marks at totally different places than what everybody else is saying. So, is there a top dead center on the #1 or, is it different in a peugeot motor? the motor is out of the fork lift so the transmission is out of the way. thanks for the help in advanced!!!