RE: Engine temp
Getting to BDC
#1 Remove Glow plug
#2 Get into a light so you can see the top of the piston through the hole you took the glow plug out
#3 Get a hold on the fly wheel so you can turn over the engine
#4 While turning the flywheel observe the piston going up and down
#5 When the piston is at the lowest spot it is at BDC
Hope that helps..............good luck and HAPPYRC'en