my new(not running HELP!) 84 power ram 50

[Acuta73]

Welcome!

TBH, have the short block done...you got a new head on it and other new toys, make it worth the while. If not, consider a balance shaft delete kit. Those bolts don't just "back out" if properly torqued. Might have thread damage or something more sinister (bad shaft retainer?).

Beyond the red wheels and the fact it already has a split rear, looks a LOT like my 86 did when I bought it.

[tanzytinkerz]

Welcome!

TBH, have the short block done...you got a new head on it and other new toys, make it worth the while. If not, consider a balance shaft delete kit. Those bolts don't just "back out" if properly torqued. Might have thread damage or something more sinister (bad shaft retainer?).

Beyond the red wheels and the fact it already has a split rear, looks a LOT like my 86 did when I bought it.

found the problem my silent shaft is bent.. I took off the little plate on the driver side of the motor undedrneath my intake manifold, and opened it up and saw that my silent(balance shaft) shaft was bent and had rubbed on the block. so should I buy an emliminator kit** or should I just buy a new shaft? i don't wanna buy a new block because i am broke. do you know what could have caused it to bend?