Thanks for all the help Kevin.

Bolt holding the tensioner into the block sheered off so maybe it broke first... then again, the gear on the upper BS fell off becasue the bolt backed out. It was obvious that the shaft was not turning for a bit of time as it was smooth on one side and rough on the other, making me think it was sitting still while the engine was vibrating.

Here is my new plan:

Check the cam and make sure it is OK. Signs of damage up to may mean there is damage below.

Cut open the filter. This will tell me what order everything broke in and give me an idea of how long it ran without oil.

Drain the pan (duh) and rince it out somehome (brake clean?). I wonder if I put a magnet in the pan if I could use it to collect debri?

Install balance shaft eliminator (I'm installing the kit as opposed to re-assembling. This is becasue I think there is a high probabablility of damage to the BS shaft bearings and I don't want to have them pakcing it in in the future.

Re-assemble and run it. Assuming there is no major noise (knocking etc,) it is probably OK. After I run it for a while I'll pull the filter and cut it open again.

If there is knocking or it's pushing metal through the oil I'll re-asses my plan at that point.

Does my plan make sense?

Maurie