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Originally Posted by J-Mech

If it hadn't cranked, it would have eliminated NOTHING. Only would have told you that the battery or the S/G could also be bad. Using a test light and volt meter is how you find and fix electrical problems. Using jumper cables and hooking them up here and there are for emergency situations where you need something to run right now so you can fix it later.

It might not have absolutely eliminated anything, but it would have pointed to the problem not being the switch, the solenoid, or the cabling (aside from the battery ground, and possibly the s/g wiring ground). Or if it was, it is a second fault.