DUH! forgot about a pulley puller type tool with the big center threaded cone to pull with. probably because I don't have one!

I've never had a dampener give me this much trouble before!

and, on this motor, not much is going to be saved. his throttle body lost a threaded stud, which got sucked down the intake and beat the snot out of a head and piston. all he plans on keeping here are the camshaft, crankshaft, rods, and block. everything else is already stripped off the block. (I think now I understand why it was stripped down to the short block and he said 'hey, can you do the rest for me?!' HA!)

but again, I've never had a dampener give me this much trouble coming off!