Bought another one...... this ones a '85

Still have to have the permanent jumper wire at the starter relay . It starts right up with the key, but is dead without the jumper. The bypass or jumper wire goes from the ignition to solenoid at the starter relay. Never gets hot, only has power when the ignition is in the start position. Swapped engine wiring harness, ignition harness, and tried a different ignition switch. IDK.

I guess if it works like it should from inside using the key, I'll move on to see if i'm still overcharging and boiling the battery.