ok noted, i think i need ot go on a bit of a discovery mission with this and see where it takes me.
Coils resistance test out OK. As you say, i need to double check the wiring of the coils and perhaps the diodes too.

I also seem to recall Nino mentioning something about one of his boards blowing transistors so he had to replace some of the IC's.

Something has gone very wrong with this machine at some point, the MPU had blown components and so too did the solenoid board.
Wasnt able to repair MPU board so i've replaced with an Alltek, so solenoid board issues are all which remain.