LoL.. naaa.. its toast.. it was the transmission the whole time..
Did another drain / fill.. fluid looked ok.. not great. Hopped in, took a spin to the sonoco, 1/2 mile there, 1/2 mile back.. It died on a hill in traffic of all things. Transmission slipping really, really bad, like 4 g rpm to go 5mph. I shut it off, let it sit, and managed to get it into a neghborhood. Called my friend with a jeep + towing package, and we towed it to the house. Toast, dead, kaput.. For future reference.. kerrr rrrr rrr + verrr werrr werrr = dead tranny..