jspesp and Ghetto - thanks guys ...
Im currently - as per ghettos advice [or so I think] recommendation - Im on the Sprint leaked rom trying to do the reset ....  will try the 000000
OK the 000000 worked - duoh!
Soft resetting is happening - will look into PRi settings here in a second.
Also - Ive never had a GPS lock ever so this should be interesting it if works 
 
OK so should I RE Setup the device and soft reset before the sprint carrier customizations go off - as I suspect?  Or ... ?
OK  - I did not let the sprint customizations run on the reset.
Im still on the Sprint ROm as of this second and the Device info reads - Radio 3.37.15  / PRI Ver - 1.37_002 [PRI was 2.xxx something prior to the Sprint Leaked Flash and when I ran the PPST.exe as instructed on the OMJ Custom Verizon ROM I was on prior]
Not sure if that helps with anything.   
Going to FLASH to OMJ ROM / Verizon and then try steps *228 Option 1 then 2 ...  then we shall see.