I don't know if I am lucky or if this fixed the problem but here goes my solution. While retroubleshooting, I took valve apart and clean all the little ports, removed all pieces, cleaned and reassembled. It still would only turn on with the bleeder valve. I then tightened the bleeder back down and thought maybe I should loosen the solenoid and see if I can create the flow that way as well. After maybe an 1/8 of a turn the valve kicked on. I tightened the solenoid back up, it shut off again. So I backed it off a little and left it. Nothing is leaking and the valve is working like it is supposed to now. I wonder if my "O" ring inside the solenoid is getting smashed too much when I tightened the solenoid and covering the port that is next to the edge of the solenoid housing.
Thanks for the help. Hope to
not see you soon.