Bruce,

I did try your suggestion and added the line:

__CONFIG _CONFIG2L, _PWRT_ON_2L & _BOREN_BOHW_2L & _BORV_3_2L

The programmer read the configurations bits correctly, but the PIC still will not oscillate. I also went and checked the caps just to make sure that they were not resistors, and well they were not.

I am considering that it could be the actual part number of the crystal itself. The only thing I have not tried is to place a series resistor to one side of the oscillator. I would have to cut the trace and make sure that I do not short anything to the ground pour around the oscillator.

So before I do that, is there anything else someone can think of? Microchip is taking its time to respond, and I need to send the gerber files to the manufacturer soon.

Thanks,

IRQ