thanks to all who replyed--I was off email all day--thanks to MSN. but I cleaned up the ground off the hall sensor earlier and reinstalled it in the same location on the oil breather tower. I cleaned up all the grounds to the body as well. she seems to run awesome now. Think I will relocate that ground as advised. guess its time to put some plates on it so I can run it more than through the hood. after front CV's anyway--another week before I'm on the road more than likely.  since I'm here--I disconnected the O2 sensor and read the voltage after it was running good. I was getting about .94 volts. that seems correct since with out it the system runs rich--right? just thought I would throw that out there. if i'm wrong--I'd love to hear about it more.  mike