Probable causes of my 727 failure

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

I made a post to the BinderBulletin Tech Talk this morning.. and this
came in:

> Tom, 
> I would bet money that you broke the pump gears. The converter/flywheel should have
> about an 1/8 to a 1/16 gap before it's bolted up. If i understand you right, you said you
> had to tap the converter around with a punch to get it to line up? 
> Yes, it would have moved/pumped fluid for a while before breaking the gears. 

I did rotate the TC and felt it "engage" something, but I don't know if
it was "one" or "two" grabs I felt.  When I bolted things together it
"popped" at one point, and when it came time to spin the TC, I had to
tap it around with a punch - it did not spin freely, which is what it
sounds like it should've done.  Right?

I should've been able to spin the TC by hand on the input shaft with the
motor bolted up.  If that's the case, then I'm reasonably sure I chewed
up the pump.  

I have another 727, and I should still have enough left from my rebuild
kit to rebuild the pump (I didn't on the first one).  I may need a new
pump to housing gasket, and the rubber O-ring around the pump... or
maybe mine'll still be good 'nuff, without any real mileage on it.

I'll make sure the TC is FULLY seated this time. ;-)

-Tom
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout