Houston we have a problem... HELP!!!
Well for any that have been following this thread I went back and forth about fixing or selling my SC. By trouble shooting everything that may be the problem, I determined that the HB was the cause and sold one of my kids to buy the BHJ. All excited, I removed the factory HB and preped the BHJ. I tried to install it on the crankshaft and quickly found it would only seat so far. Upon closer inspection I found that the end of the factory HB sheared off around the crank and destroyed the keyway (see photo). That explains the problems I was having. Now, I am looking for anyone to tell me that they had seen this before and have a simple solution to remove the ring on the crank without dropping the pan. My best idea is using a dremel to carefully remove a portion of it then dig out the rest. Any other thoughts? By the way, it sheared just in front of the oil seal.