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What made you think any of those parts were bad? Or is this just a case where you were taking the "shotgun approach" to automotive repair? Many people seem to think that if you replace enough parts you'll eventually find the faulty part, but unfortunately that approach often leads to MORE problems. If a part wasn't installed properly it can introduce ANOTHER failure, making it even more difficult to diagnose the original problem.

Try this:

Climb under the vehicle and "jumper" the starter. If you don't know how to do that perhaps it would be good to get someone involved who can help. Basically it's just engaging the starter manually by running a jumper wire to the SMALL starter connection that engages the starter. If the starter engages when you do that, there is no problem with the starter and you can attempt to trace the problem back.

Next, find the neutral safety switch and test it. See if you're getting electrical current from the keyswitch TO the neutral safety switch when you try to engage the starter from the keyswitch.

When diagnosing automotive problems it's essential that you break up the problem into discrete steps during which you test individual components, and NEVER replace parts until you are absolutely certain that they are bad.

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