Thanks for the help guys. Rock Auto is going to replace the balancer for the price of shipping, so I am going to take them up on their offer. After I get it back, I'll look into the things you've mentioned above.
I am pretty sure that the balancer and cover matched when I put new balancer on. Also look at the distance between the line on the let and the line on the right. IF the #1 piston is at TDC when the line on the left lines up with '0', think about where that puts the original timing mark - I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to see that mark unless you're underneath the car.
