Mr. Miller I think I have a bad starter motor as well as faulty solenoid. I have the starter and solenoid isolated from each other. When I test the starter motor with my meter I am reading continuity between the body of the starter and the stud bolt that comes up from the starter motor. It is ringing out and has 10 ohms resistance. On the solenoid I am reading resistance between the frame of the solenoid and the start terminal(the small screw terminal). The start terminal is ringing out as well and has 19.8 ohms. The start terminal and the starter motor stud on the solenoid are reading continuity between each other also. They ring out with 19.8 ohms also. Should I be reading continuity between any if these locations? I assumed I should not have anything on the start terminal of the solenoid until I turn the key to start it. If I try to jump the starter with a screwdriver it is creating a dead short and wants ti weld itself to the start terminal. If you would like any photos I would be happy to post them. Is my theory correct? My solenoid and starter motor are both bad thus creating a dead short when voltage is applied to either. Luckily the safety relay is working properly and is not allowing me to start it