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Ok so I went out and checked the battery input on the starter and power is getting there anytime the key is turned on. It doesn't drop out when everything goes dead. I checked through the two fusible links next to the solenoid and they both read .3 ohms. While looking for the one behind the alternator, I noticed the black wire on the connector had a pretty good nick in the insulation down to the wire so I fixed that but that had no effect....I didn't get a chance to fix the ground wire to the radiator support yet. I need to pick up some wire. I did notice that that wire had a lot of corrosion even under the insulation so that may have caused it to burn.
The last thing I tried was I hooked up to the ignition terminal on the solenoid and turned the key on. The meter jumped to about 1-2 VDC for a split second and then back to 0. I'm wondering maybe if my ignition switch might be faulty, allowing a few accessories to get power but nothing with a heavy draw.
The reason I was using resistance was only to check the wires to ensure I didn't have something broken or shorted.