OK well I posted up this question on tuners last night too, in hopes that some of the more intelligent ones there could give me any useful info.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213288
Steve on there said that 1g's do NOT pressurize the system when you turn to the ON position, only when you turn it to the STARTposition. So it sounds like that is exactly how my car is working. I am still going to replace those rings though, and I think my next step will be the ECU.