Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I plan to put new heads on my 327, and in doing so, I also plan to put new pan and timing cover gaskets on it. The bottom end is going to remain untouched, but with new heads in mind, I want to make the bottom end leak free and buttoned up nice and neat.The engine has been bored .40 over,and has less than 6000 miles on it. The heads were never the right ones ( 194's ), and it's had a few leaks by the pan and the timing cover.My question: What is the "proper" proceedure for reinstalling the Harmonic dampner on the crank snout? This crank has no threads to hold the balancer, so it must be a press fit. After running the number on the block, I found out that this engine was made between 1964-67.I'm sure it's not good for the bottom end if I pound it on, even with a soft wood block beween the dampner and a hammer. Pulling it off is easy, but I'm worried about putting it on properly.Any suggestions?