Using a test light or meter, have you checked that brown wire from the
ignition switch to the starter solenoid (with the starter disconnected of
course) and with the key being switched on and off a lot? It should be
very reliable, but the switches are also fairly prone to self destruction
internally.
If it's good, time to bench test that starter solenoid. See that it's
reliably giving you an output when it's activated. Failing that, go after
the starter. You can test the integrity of the starter by hooking up an
ohmmeter (part of your multipmeter) or continuity checker between the case
and the main terminal on the starter and then manually turn the armature a
full 360 slowly. Look for regular needle action. If you see it drop at
one point during the rotation, then you might have a bad field on the
armature.
-Vegaman Dan
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