A “bad” harmonic balancer

On another thread, I had written up about a harmonic balancer that is missing a section of the rubber between the metal rings (Rough idle... post #58).
I was looking in my garage for something else, found this and took pictures of it. I “think” it came from a '79 Dodge motorhome 360 engine (but could be wrong on the year, but it is definitely from a 360).
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I then took a stick flashlight to show the absence of rubber.
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What kept the outer ring from...

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Author: BudW