engine wont rotate after bolting to transmission

[dherblito]

(89 grand wagoneer amc 360)i am positive that the torque converter is the problem but am unsure what i have done wrong since the engine is secured to the bell housing. when i was bolting the engine to the transmission i heard 2 pops from in the bell housing and thought that was the gears meshing but now that i am trying to find TDC to start the engine the crank wont budge in park or neutral. please help i don't want to pull this engine out AGAIN.

 

[dherblito]

nevermind i figured out what the problem was thanks to all 26 members who read this thread this and did'nt reply...........

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

nevermind i figured out what the problem was thanks to all 26 members who read this thread this and did'nt reply...........

Easy there tiger, can't hardly expect a reply in an hour and a half. This forum has a large membership, and it's entirely likely those who viewed it didn't have any ideas, or they would have posted.

You're new here, and this is a great forum of friendly folks, please be patient and be respectful.

 

[bobcat481]

This is a confirmation post. If this is the third post.....instead of the forth....then I was officially "moderated".

 

[bobcat481]

Crap.....what if all these posts have been "moderated"..............?

 

[SteelHeadz]

Lmao bobcat. Your instigating. Baaaaaaddd. Lol.


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[Bounty__Hunter]

This is a confirmation post. If this is the third post.....instead of the forth....then I was officially "moderated".

It was the 5th, but who is counting. You were one of the 26, weren't you?

 

[bobcat481]

Actually, I didn't happen to log on yesterday between 12:23 pm and 2:09pm. If I had been, and didn't give a reply stating that I had no idea what's wrong with his transmission, then I guess he has full right to yell at me and make me cry. Yeah, that's right....maybe all 26 of you deserved it.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

LOL

 

[Gennybro]

come on yall,dont let bounty hunter let us stop wineing,lets get it on. Our impatient brother never did enlighten us on what the malfunction was.

 

[FloridaCherokee1988]

Yall are crazy lol

 

[carnuck]

Hopefully the popping noise wasn't the front pump on the trans. If the converter isn't fully engaged or the balance weights on the flexplate line up with the welded on nut of the converter, the resultant pressure against the front of the trans will punch the converter neck through the back of the pump.
Another 727 killer is the sleeve in the pilot hole of the motor for a TH400 (if the motor came from a pre '80 rig)

 

[mechanicbert]

its not the parts fault. its the moron behind the wrench. you and your buddies should slow down on the beer next time you are trying to wrench on your junk. or maybe you should take some basic auto classes at night school before attempting an engine swap.

 

[mechanicbert]

bet it was the bell housing splintering to pieces after the thing bound up on the dowels and too much torque was applied to the fastners. its ok though. he wont ever tell was his rookie mistake was. poping sounds while attatching an engine to a trans. is never the gears " lining up" . thats how money is wasted. popping doesn't sound good on the trail. why would it sound good in the garage?