Glad to hear the orange is working well. I'll get the whizzer figured out, its just gonna take some time.

I managed to get ahold of a wiring diagram for the NE5, so now I have a starting point to diagnose the issue at hand. I think i'll start by pulling the wiring harness out and checking it out thoroughly. Will probably also replace the connectors on it with better ones if they look flaky.

Here is a link to the wiring diagram if anyone else is in the same predicament as me:
http://www.piratepathy.com/WhizzerWiring.pdf