Good afternoon

I recently got my first ford, a 1988 F-450 dually with the 460 in it. Plan to plow with it. Test drove great, frame is mint, nice shape overall.

On the drive home, (apart from blowing 2 brake lines) it became obvious that the rear main seal is totally gone, just pouring oil. Threw some blue devil rms sealer in, got 10q of oil, trying to hobble home. Blew the alternator belt, and once I’d replaced the belt, the clutch wouldn’t engage at all. Pushed it with my tundra to get it rolling, drove it to a nearby friends house with no clutch at all.

In less than 100 miles, this thing cost me more in maintainance and headache than either of my 30 year old Toyotas do in a straight year. I’m pretty tempted to run back to metric rigs with my tail between my legs, but I wanted to ask- is there any way the blown RMS could cause clutch failure? I’d expect slippage from the oil contamination, not failure to engage. (Yes, I know if I’m cracking the rear open anyway I should throw a clutch in it, just trying to determine what’s going on)

Also, anybody done this repair? It’s easier to pull the tranny on these beasts than the engine, right? How long did it take, on average?

Thanks for helping out a lost Toyota guy who doesn’t own SAE wrenches yet, Ford community!