At the 0 mark on my balancer, the number 1 piston was at the top of the cylinder.
ON WHICH STROKE? It has to be on the compression stroke.
Bad Sport, my father in law put a screwdriver in there and tried to turn, but said he couldn't. Maybe he was just afraid to force it too much or couldn't get a good grip on it, but that was my first suggestion for fixing it and I'll try it myself first thing tomorrow.
