We talked about it, but I had not removed the pump to double check again until last night. Of course I forgot to look when I had it apart, so I'll have to pull it apart again. After looking at your pictures, even if the stator support was wrong it doesn't seem like it would cause the pump not to work, like you were saying before. This is the weirdest thing I've run into in a while. I've got good pump engagement of the converter (I mocked it up with just the converter, bellhousing and front pump bolted to the engine), between 8 and 10 qts of fluid in it and just nothing when you spin it with the starter. No fluid from the cooler tap, no noise if you put your ear to the fill funnel while cranking -no matter what position the shift lever is in.
