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Targa 80 already posted this. I had this same exact problem a year or so ago. Pulled the starter and had it bench tested. It was fine. It was the ignition switch that was the problem.

Test it by hooking up a jumper to the solenoid lead and the big red hot wire. If you can make the starter turn off and on this way, the starter is fine. Don't put a test light on the lead from the ignition switch. It may turn on and off fine without heavy load (that's what mine did and threw me off for a while).

Before you invest in the starter be sure to have fully checked out the ignition swithch. They're a lot cheaper.
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