rhino: i finally got to the dart to get a better picture and guess what? the lighting isn't very good in the garage with where the car is sitting but here it is. as you said it seems to be a generic (multi-yr) motor so maybe a switch will straighten this out. oh and i went to columbus to the swap on sat. and did find a switch so now it's just waiting for the weather to break to get the car to where i can change the switch. thanks again for your help! dave