Hi @Lost_N_BIOS ,
So, the issue with that is that I dont have physical access to any of the previous 7040’s that I have successfully re-flashed.
I also didnt keep the firmware dumps from those previous systems - although I REALLY wish I had now.
I do have remote access to one 7040 but I would need to physically set the system maintenance jumper on the mobo in order to dump the ME firmware to a file again 
so I don’t believe remote access can help me here.
I was under the impression that, if I was able to determine the version/SKU of my bad firmware, that I could use one of the dumps from the firmware repository to achieve a cleanup in lieu of a firmware dump from one of my previous 7040 converts.
Am I mistaken in this or would you say I am on the right track?