Trans Snafu and ???

oh yaa, like sometimes i`ll go thru a bottle of "yac" (cognac) ...or my hunnys paycheck! like you "gone thru" that red light after you "gone thru" that 12 pack! haha (now the cops are gone thru...oh heck, i`m "thru" with that!)
...but seriously, considering the comment that the convertor snout was reworked or rewelded it might justify a real close inspection...depending on what you find with the pump! perhaps thts the cause of the pump failure?