Cam degreeing help me understand!

Ok got the used TC on and now at tdc both lifters are flush i check on 6 and 1 compression and they are flush both ways now when I go 180 the exhaust is higher that's 180 degrees after number 1 compression

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You do know your indicator reading will not be accurate with the dial that far off the center axis of the lifter, right?