Tranny men please read my torquenverter
Can any 1 tell me what the snout should measure so I can x check mine.
If by the snout, you mean the pilot that goes into the crankshaft, they're all the same size as I recall. My converter catalog does not give me that dimension, but if you really need to know the dimensions, I'll phone Tuesday to the converter shop I worked for and get you the size of it. Monday is a holiday up here in Canada. What you can do, is measure the hole in the crank, then measure the diameter of the converter pilot(or snout as you say) and see if there is a huge difference is size.
Make sure that you check the bushing in the pump carefully. If the seal got torn out, there is a good chance that the bushing in the pump that the converter hub slides into could be damaged. Also, look at the hub carefully, it's got to be as smooth as a crank journal. If not, you're looking at problems down the road.
There is another possibility, although it's a slim one. The runout on the converter hub. Our shop, on a stock converter allowed no more than 10 thousands of an inch runout on a stock converter. High stalls, even less. Most shops, unless they're a converter shop lack the equipment to do this procedure properly.
More pictures of the converter and a bit more information on your setup might also help us.
Check with ARP for your crank to flex plate mounting bolts, and while you're at it check their converter to flex plate bolts. These are a thin head bolt.
I don't know what flex plate you are using, but I've attached a PDF file showing the factory Chrysler ones. It's an easy mistake to install them backwards.
