[Tommy]

My comments are mostly about troubleshooting. For these steps be sure the wheels are chocked, the transmission is in neutral/park and nothing will be damaged if the engine turns over or starts. If you work beneath the car be sure it is well supported and won't move if the engine runs. IMHO the most important information in the Painless Manual is on page 72. This shows that the starter motor with a good ground and a major cable from the battery (+) post. With those in place, all that is needed to cause the starter motor to turn is to provide power to the solenoid. The power that goes to the solenoid starts at the ignition switch and runs through the fuse panel and safety switches. If that circuit is open anywhere along the way, the starter will not receive power. . . . If I were troubleshooting this the first thing I would do is briefly connect a jumper between the positive battery cable at the starter and the solenoid connection to see if the starter turns over. If it does, then all the starter wiring is OK and the problem is upstream from the solenoid. I would then start checking all the easily accessible points along that circuit with a test light. With one side of the test light grounded and the other clamped to one of the connection points, I'd turn the ignition key to START and see if the light illuminated. Repeating that test at various points along the circuit should narrow down the place where the circuit is open.