Transmission help

Kinda does sound like maybe the reverse band may be too tight. That will cause it. Now that you have started it up and ran it through the gears and shut it down have you tried it again to see if you can spin it by hand? If you still can't spin it by hand I'd say it's probably the reverse band is too tight. What did the valve body mfg. recommend adjusting it at?

And there are no different lengths or torques for the bolts. All are the same. There is also no gasket on a Torqueflite trans. valvebody.