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I was reviewing my posts and suggestions that were provided, and I have discovered the problem and solution. The path to the answer was through the purchase of a Powerbond SFI replacement damper.

I discovered the misalignment of pulleys by looking at my pictures, and from trial fitting spare crank pulleys on the new part.

It's funny [stupid} when the obvious is right in front of you, and yet you refuse to accept what is to be correct. I suppose that the saying "You can't fix stupid" would apply in my case.

My new question is for whether or not to use the 4 inch over the current 4 1/2 water pump; is the 4 inch pump harder to find, and would it be more expensive because it is a more uncommon part? I don't want to have a difficult time replacing a 4 inch pump when that time comes to be.

Butler sells a conversion for switching to 4 1/2 pumps from 4 inch pump. I could purchase the pulley. But since I am so stubborn not to accept the facts, I think that I should research before proceeding.

I want to thank everyone for the help, and the patience for answering my question that has been asked NUMEROUS times on the forum.

Thank You!