[Hondasucks]

Originally Posted by Jonnycash

Back on the road. Got it all buttoned up last night and took her for a ride this morning. Turned out to be a loosened tourque converter bolt that wedged itself in the bell housing (thank you aamco transmissions) Put the old motor back in... now time to freshen up the new one and drop it in maybe next week sometime. This is my first svx and the first major repair ive done to it, and I have to say that it is a pleasure to work on. Bolts come right out... everything is fairly accessable. Love this car!

You got lucky, I got my SVX for cheap cuz the shop that replaced the flex plate didn't quite get the torque converter fully seated into the hydraulic pump, it was seated enough to turn the pump, but off enough that it put enough load on the pump to sieze it in the housing. Good tip when mating an engine to an automatic trans, it should slide all the way home and not require being cinched down with the bolts, and there should be a slight amount of clearance between the flex plate and the flats in the converter for the bolts.