all is well , guys thanks for the help. the culprit was the valve on the side of the ignition switch, when i removed it it fell apart in my hand. found a new one in town for 16 and that fixed the problem. thanks again for all the help. i think i can make a car out of this yet!! with only 293k., and she passed tx state inspection!. the car looks great for her age, we cleaned her up a little this morning and she shines like new money. thanks, mark

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