dubyayoung

I have to replace that whole unit?

xxxtreme22r

I think I might have confused you when I said it's two-piece. It is 1 part You have to replace the entire thing. What you can do for the time being is make a mark that is even with the keyway and use that as your new timing indicator. But That pulley timing marked moved for a reason and it's most likely gonna happen again on that part if you don't replace it. After replacing it, I would double check the cam to crank timing again and make sure it's right. Then move the distributor accordingly like originally planned.

dubyayoung

Hopefully I will get this on today. I'll let you know how it works.
Note the timing mark is aligned with the keyway.

dubyayoung

I put the new balancer on, retimed the engine, and it runs great! Smoother that it has in a long time (apparently the balancer really does work)!

Thanks to all, but especially xxxtreme22r, and extra thanks to Smogman, who saw the problem clearly!

dubyayoung

If anyone is interested in how things turned out smog wise, I have started a follow up thread to go over the smog tests. It is called "22R Smog test woes (CA)"