thanks....i havent noticed it smoking the last few days, the dipstick wasnt even registering any ATF. i added about 5 keg cups of ATF. it smoked a lil less that day,it seems to have stopped a lil. but i also read that the AT vaccuum modulator might have a hole in the diaphram coiuld also make it smoke when turning. i looked @ the short rubber hose that connects modulator to the hard line leading up to the manifold, it feels a lil soft & could be replaced. i checked lately & have NO LEAKS under the tranny. i'm not driving it much right now, just back & forth to the gas station. in the next few days were gonna drain the ATF & replace the filter. i wish we'da remembered to drain the torque converter while we had the engine out. my mechanic is Subaru Certified & is my roommate/best friend, so i actually helped pull the engine & redo alot of hoses that broke, gaskets & stuff that...all we could do is laugh about it. probly spent $150 on hoses that split. it happens on a car this old when nothing has really been replaced. i'm pretty stoked about getting it rolling 100%