check for voltage at the starter by testing for voltage at the large wire going to the starter. You should have the battery voltage here all the time. Then put the meter on the smaller wire and with the clutch pressed down turn the key to start the engine and thats when you should see battery voltage at the solenoid wire.
If you don't get power going to the smaller wire then there are probably any one of 3 things wrong, R6 is bad, the neutral safety switch is bad or the start contact in the ignition switch is bad.
I'm beginning to think more and more that because these two problems, the starter and the fuel pump, seemed to happen almost simultaneously I'm starting to get a gut feeling that you need to invest some effort into testing the ignition switch. Because the ignition switch is the one individual part that is part of both systems.
That sounds pretty reasonable.
Can someone tell me a few things... (I'm pretty new at all of this and sometimes need more explicit instructions).
1. How exactly would I test the starter voltage? Put the red lead on the 2 areas (at different times) and the black where? Grounded? Put the meter on volts, right?
2. How do I test the ignition switch? Where is it? Is it easily replaceable?
Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions and patience with me.
BrApple, thanks for your suggestions and the offer of the spare ignition switch. I hope to have her back up and running before the weekend, plus I don't think I can make it out on Sunday. But I really do appreciate the offer.
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