Thanks Hot Rod for the wood wedge in the bell housing tip and thanks Phak for the advise on running those 2 bolts from the inside out and loading them up with gasket maker to avoid leaks. I originally bought a pump off of eBay. I mistakenly bought a pump with the wide 5/8 pulley. I later bought one from Rock Auto as was advised in the first place. Stupid is, stupid does. If anyone is looking for a pump with the wide pulley let me know. I was able to find a balancer with the wide pulley so a 3/8 belt would ride deeper and not over drive the water pump. The only problem is somebody must have dropped the engine it came off of right on the pulley because it wobbled like a weeble. The balancer it self is not bent but the pulley is. I tried to straighten it using a a pry bar. It got a little better but still wobbles a little. I think if I take it off and mount it on a lathe I could get it straight. To get the balancer installed I cut 2 pieces of angle iron and drilled holes in them to mount onto the balance. I used a big heavy piece of rebar that I fed through the crank hole in the grill to beat it onto the crank.. Other than the wobbly pulley it came out pretty good with no leaks. I never did drill and tap crank. I’ll keep an eye on it. I do have low gears and I’m not planning on over revving it.
