Ah HAAAAAAAAAAA! found it. I put my V tester to work and found that the left front motor was having some irregularities. Took it off and found the fuse had broken free from it's solder on the casing. I'll post a couple of pics. I suppose it was bouncing against the casing which was causing the spikes. I put my stockers back in and am back in the air and flying like a top. on the high side all the work I've done to it to try and figure out what was wrong has made it fly really well. I have ordered some silver brushes. When they arrive I will install them and fix the loose connection and put my xtreme's back in as I do find in the case of my heli they provide a little more lift and longer run times.

Thanks for all the help! flying again feels good