Thanks everyone - for the meantime I have transferred the Polaris into the good hands of Greg - klosmon, he's a few minute drive from me (lucky!) - I am slammed with work the next few weeks and want to get this thing running properly - it seems like its sooooo close  - but I've reached the end of my rope as far as knowledge - I can do decent desoldering and soldering, can check voltages, but when we start getting into needing a scope, I'm lost - will work on that skill set this year!