Splashoil,
Per the attached link, is the groove that I show in the following link the one you were talking about?
http://community.webshots.com/photo/127846177/157076098HbQQsF I did remove the radiator because it would be easier to work on the front portion of the engine without worrying about dinging up the radiator with tools and I also noticed that the lower radiator hose was coving some of the timing cover bolts.
The damper came off using my steering wheel puller with very little effort. I was almost disappointed at to the ease (kiddin').
This week I'll go out and get the necessary parts and next weekend, I'll be dropping the oil pan to replace both front and rear oil seals.
