[medic911]

Duh. Slight dyslexia. LEFT rear. Not Right.

And yes, once the front plug disconnected and the left rear, nothing else in the front should matter

Previously unplugged the ignition switched and jumped from the to eliminate the mechanical switch. Still runs on.

Three remaining options I think.

1) my wiring diagram shows that the yellow wire from the starter goes to the left rear 14 pin connector and meets another yellow wire from the front that routes through the 14 pin connector next to the firewall. If these two 14 pin connectors are unplugged I should have nothing hanging off the yellow wire that would keep providing 12v to the starter. I suspect a relay failure cause once power applied, removing it still runs the motor but for the life of me can't find such a beast in this part of the circuit. Maybe the diagram is not correct although it's labelled 88911

2). The guy who made the new harness made a mistake

3). Something else I haven't thought of

Stumped actually!!