Okay this is got to stop PM me your phone number and I'll give you a call and make things quite clear to you. I honestly don't think anybody is wrong and it just all these opinions and/or experience needs to be clarified to you that's all.
Would that mess up the timing? and the spikey bolts and washers are for the timing piece that attaches to the balancer I believe. Im not certain, since my dad took it off