LR2: Synchronize Folder doesn't read back changed .xmp metadata

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My workflow for geotagging CR2 RAW files, which worked fine in LR 1.4:
- Catalog Settings: Automatically write changes into XMP (but this can't always be trusted if you just imported them)
- If needed, Save Metadata to force metadata to XMP
- Run external tools that update GPS metadata in CR2 file
- Unix 'touch' .xmp sidecar file to update its mod date (since LR doesn't see changes in CR2, probably thinking it is read-only)
- Back in LR, Synchronize Folder
Used to bring GPS data into LR, now doesn't notice any change.
Workaround: Read Metadata from File (but less safe if you made any intermediate changes in LR, since Read seems to do a total metadata replace, whereas Sync seemed to be smarter).
Any other ideas on how to get LR to notice GPS changes actually made in CR2 file?

Another bit of info.... As I looked at this further, it seems to be occuring only on those photos where I previously ran camera raw from CS3. I've upgraded to CS5 but have not rerun camera raw since. I understand the camera raw engine in CS3 was different. Could this be involved? Could Lightroom be changing the metadata because the engine is updating the information and I have to save TO file to get this to synch?
update about this camera raw engine possibilty..... it would not appear to be the answer. I have some files that synch even tho lightroom develop says they are using the 2003 process version. I have some files that are on the new version that won't synch.

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