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Your this far along I would suggest replacing the electrical bits with new ones or you'll be doing this again. Walker Truck Parts in Hesperia, Ca has the rebuild kits.

The middle post on the starter body is the system ground post and the cable coming from it should run to the shunt in the battery box. This post should read 0 ohms to ground. This is also the post that the supplemental ground harness connects to. If you don't have one installed in the truck I...

Disconnect your batteries and then remove the heavy gauge wire that goes to the starter from the stud on the starter. With an ohm meter measure the stud to the case of the starter. If you show continuity (0 ohms) then the solenoid has shorted out and needs to be replaced.

Check with Dave Walker at Walker Truck Parts in Hesperia, Ca and buy one of his solenoid repair kits. It sounds like the solenoid disc has spot welded itself together.