Need 4-speed Help

he said it wouldnt move under load,,,now sounds like he is saying he had the block saver plate on in a incorrect position, if it was that cocked,and not flush against the block im thinking the starter should of made a heck of a sound when cranking from having an incorrect gear mesh,,,

if all this is true that you had the block saver plate on in an incorrect position and were binding in that roller bearing in the torque converter register of the crank,,,the pilot bearing may be bad or have a flat spot on it,,,

hard to diaignose over the computer,, any way i hope you found the problem