[LouZ]

I recently rebuilt my engine and just reinstalled it in the car.

The engine runs great but I get no action from the TIP. A lot of research shows that I installed the torque converter in the wrong sequence, bolting it to the flex plate then installing the Tip input shaft to the torque converter. When I bolted the housings together there was a "clunk" as I tightened the bolts.

Also, before I started the engine, I drained and refilled the Tip with new fluid.

The manual states to fill the Tip, start the engine and put the Tip in D. This is supposed to circulate the fluid and drop the level. I got nothing! No drop in level, no movement in any gear, and also no appreciable rpm drop when it's in gear.

Engine is now out and Tip split from casing.

The torque converter had a couple of pints of fluid pouring out of the shaft as soon as the Tip's input shaft pulled out.

My suspicion is that the torque converter and Tip shaft did not engage and the Tip's fluid pump isn't turning.

My question is how can I check if I damaged the torque converter or the Tip?