Roland,
I am a little rusty on this but here goes ...First make a wiring diagram and keep it in a safe place . It will save you lots of headache later . You should be able to clean up your battery cables . I remember them being really heavy . I would not bother replacing any switches just yet . Check them with a tester first . On second thought , you had better check that motor 1st. before you do anything else ! A quick check would be to jack up the rear end and hook jumper cables to it and see if it turns . Clean the "sweeper" contacts with fine sandpaper . You will see them under the seat . They are hooked to the gas pedal linkage and have copper contacts . This is a frequent problem area . You can check a solenoid by jumping accross the terminals ( with the rear end jacked up ) . If they are bad , try Napa for a replacement . We often found the battery box to be in bad shape and welded us up new ones from angle iron . Hope this helps ! Good Luck !
Ford Man
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