Briggs Engine - How to align gears

[maradcliff]

This is a Briggs Engine from a 1995 Murray garden tractor. It's a

11HP engine. I pulled the pan because something is loose. I removed the cam gear. That gear has a small dot on it. The small gear on the crankshaft does not have a mark on the gear, How do I align them?

Thanks

Mark

[JohnH]

Put the piston at Top Dead Center and position the cam such that the lobes are right inbetween closing exhaust and opening intake.

[ds549]

THE CRANK GEAR HAS A BEVELED TOOTH THAT ALIGNS WITH CAM MARK. LUCAS