Are you looking through the hole just above the starter? There's another hole in the driver's side where you won't be able to see anything. Try rolling the engine over by hand and shining a bright flashlight through the hole in the bellhousing. Once you find the ball, highlight it with a drop of white paint. Sometimes the flywheel is dirty enough it's hard to see the markings without a pretty aggressive cleanup.
Jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!