1998 Dodge Dakota 1998 dodge dakota trans starting in 2nd

So my dakota had a tranny leak from the front of the tranny, after pulling the tranny I discovered that the problem was the torque converter had broken the front cap off. I replaced the front seal and torque converter, put everything back together and took it for a test drive. When putting the truck into drive, it feels like its starting in second gear and takes for ever to get up to speed. I replaced the gov press solenoid and sensor, still have the same problem. Any ideas? I'm into the tranny for 400 already, maybe better to get a new one? Thanks for any help