Nwlywed, As we used to say in the flying biz: EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!
You're on fire, you've lost hydraulics, and there's a big mountain coming up.
Really, listen to choc and hairdog and everyone else. I question whether you have enough invested in this to go through the heartache of trying to fix it.
One last thought: it sounds like you're over-pursuing. Have you tried doing a 180?
Me: 51 W: 50 M 24 yrs EA: since Apr 06 S22, S26, S28 ILYBNILWY:Nov 07
"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." Tyler Durden