Well, I tore into it again. Once I got the lower timing cover off I discovered the problem. The sensor magnet closest to the front of the car was not positioned correctly. You would think that it would be hard to miss putting the positioning peg into it’s hole, but I managed to do just that. The magnet was too far from the crank pulley and could not get a reading.
Once positioned correctly and buttoned up, it runs like a champ.
I need to keep telling myself – slow down, double check…
Hope this helps someone else someday.
Now I have to go shower, the wife doesn’t like it when I stay dirty…. 😉