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Originally Posted by rick-l
So when you take the yellow wire off the starter and turn the key to start voltage is present? When you hook the yellow wire back up to the solenoid it is not?
Sounds like you have a voltage divider circuit where the resistance of the starter solenoid is the << less the the defect upstream.
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It shouldn't matter if the yellow wire were connected or not or whether there's a defect in the solenoid or a direct short to ground (smoke is pretty obvious). Connecting a voltmeter to the circuit at that location measures the available (potential) voltage at that location. Either the yellow wire delivers it or it doesn't.
Sherwood