Jeep Strokers

I am currently tearing down a 4.0 block out of a 97 jeep grand Cherokee to instal into a 93 jeep wrangler and stroked to a 4.6. With all my covers removed I am spinning the crankshaft with a socket and watching the valve springs and rockers. At tdc of the compression stroke I see everything relaxed except intake open on #4 and exhaust on #5 fully. All the pushrods you can spin with very little effort except these two. At this point this is where I would want to instal my distributor pointing at the #1 plug wire?

How are you finding TDC on #1 if the timing cover and harmonic balancer is off?

By turning the crankshaft with a socket and lining up the timing marks on the timing gears.

That should work, but i would check it with the timing cover on.

Just thinking ahead to putting this thing back together. As I was putting my first non stroker motor together, I remember these two valves being in this same position. Yes, wene the timing cover and the balancer went back on they were pointing at tdc at this position. Wene I went to fire my motor for the fist time, it cranked fine for a few seconds but did not sound like it was going to fire. right off I suspected the distributor being 180* off. Adjusted the distributor and boom got ignition. I thought I might have maybe lost my posision when I removed the distributor to instal my modified distributor to prime the system. Then, instaling the engine and turning the crank to try line up the transmission input shaft. But I thought I was being very careful keeping track of my timing.

Don't try to keep track of where the crank is. Best bet is to find TDC on the compression stroke again. Put finger over #1 plug hole and while cranking wait to feel pressure. Your on the compression stroke now and then just rotate crank until on 0*.