[Gearhead999]

rwhite65, has the right idea for one way to mark the balancer. At my shop we use "White Out", you know the little bottle of corrective liquid you use to cover up a typing mistake.

On the Cam install. Hmmmmm, so he said it wouldn't go all the way in, and it hung up on the last bearing. Sounds like it maybe installed cocked. More about this later. First the normal way to install cam.

Have all the lifters out of the block. Lube the cam bearings and lobes with the assembly lube that is supplied with the cam. If you can find a long bolt that will screw into the front of the cam, this will help with the install. Makes a good handle.

Feed the cam into the block gingerly. Allowing the lobes to go over the bearing with out banging them. The last one is always the hardest to get in. If it won't go in, pull the cam back out. Go to the back of the engine, pull the welsh plug out of the block that is sealing the cam opening. Then take the cam and see if the cam will fit into the rear cam bearing. If it will fit, then there isn't a problem with the bearing. If the engine is out of the car. You can turn it on end and the cam install is a whole lot easier. If it doesn't fit, eyeball it and see what is keeping it from going in.

Are the cam bearings new?? If they are do you know who installed them?? Did they know what they were doing?? You know that the bearing are different sizes and have to be installed in a certain location, right??

If the cam fits, buy a new welsh plug, gook it up and install it nice and straight.

Hope that helps.

Now Crankshaft question.......I don't know what you're trying to do here. You have me lost. Give me more info.

Later,