Spook,
How far did you tear down the tranny? Did you pull the pump out maybe as much as a quarter of an inch, or more?
If so, there are thrust washers inside, at the clutch packs and they will drop out of place if the pump is moved too much. They have little alignment tabs and those tabs, if not in the correct places, will make your life miserable when trying to resecure the pump and bell housing bolts. There will be a bind and nothing will turn. Or, they may also prevent the shaft from seating properly, which could be part of the problem. Easy to fix though.
The torque converter has "one last slot" that it needs to fit into when installing it. You might think it is on all the way, but keep turning it slowly and it will hit that last slot. When properly installed, it will be very close to the bell housing, probably less than a half inch. If it is not in the final slot, it will bind against the flex plate when trying to tighten the bell housing bolts to the back of the block.
Let us know.
Neal
[This message has been edited by Neal Jackson (edited 07-24-1999).]
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