If you manually close the switch on the EE does this energise the coils to the lights? Theres only one leaf switch on the stacks that operates the lights ( which im assuming is why they were wired shut?).. so.. they should go off if these leafs are opened.. if not then you have a short somewhere by passing the switches.
PM your address and ill send the 9746 coil down to you.. even if it doesn't solve the problem, its nice to eliminate it.
Gav