9Nr, have been reading your saga, it looks like you've had some real fun. Anyway, to the troubleshooting now.
Do you have a voltmeter? or at least a test light?General procedure is to start at the battery and follow the hot lead to the starter, testing for power at each circuit connection. As in first, is there power at the battery post? Then put your light or meter probe on the cable terminal. Is there power there? Now go to the other end of the cable, where it attaches to the solenoid.. check for power. Next would be the other side of the solenoid , where the cable goes to the starter. Then the cable connection, then the other end of cable where it goes into the starter, then the post on the starter. Find out the cause of the power loss if you find a point where voltage drops seriously or to zero. Usually it will be paint or rust blocking current flow, or a loose connection. Don't be afraid to take a wire wheel or sandpaper to all the connections. And make sure the solenoid is the right one for what you are doing. I beleive only the original solenoid will work with the original switch, as the 12V ones are designed to be activated by a HOT 12V+ instead of grounding the "start" lead. Similar testing should be done with the "hot " circuit for the ignition, all the way to the coil. You have checked for spark at one of the plugs, right?
Any questions, Ask away!
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