Ok I got her out and apart.

The air checks were all good except the front clutch which just blew air- no clutch apply sound.

I found a couple parts of a sealing ring in the pan- turns out they were off the snout behind the pump. My front clutch piston outer seal actually looked fine. It is flipped down, and not ripped or folded and needed a little pressure to go back home which I did twice inspecting between.

The kolene steels and red fibers saw some heat. The fibers are a little black around the edges and the frontmost steel (not the thick pressure plate) is noticably warped. I think I had some spares left over from the rebuild.

Could that steel sealing ring on the back of the pump be my culprit? The front clutch gets pressure from the reaction shaft right?

Thanks for the help fellas

Radar