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Now that you have the starter removed, take a look at the flywheel teeth through the mounting hole. Rotate the engine around and verify all the teeth are still intact. No teeth means no engagement.
When the ignition switch is in the crank position, the solenoid energizes and does two things:
1) closes the electrical contact between the battery cable and starter motor
2) moves, via linkage, the pinion gear and overrunning clutch into mesh with the flywheel teeth.
You can perform a bench test to confirm operation with a battery and some jumper cables.
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