Pinion Angle?

IF I am interpreting the drawing correctly, pinion angle is up. The long line represents the imaginary line from balancer through the crank and beyond? It should be down at rest. I believe as mentioned above 3*to 6* down is correct. I would try 3 and see where that puts you.

Ideally you want an imaginary line through the pinion that parallels the engine line.


A 4 degree leaf spring shim would give me parallel pinion and engine lines. A 6 degree shim would give me a 2 degree down pinion angle. I am thinking I should try the 6 degree shims. I'm looking for as much advice as I can get. Thanks everyone.