HELP: Electrical Problems

[Jerdog]

It sounds like you have a high resistance connection. If you have a multimeter, measure the voltage at the battery. Note the voltage. Next measure from the positive terminal to the frame. Note the voltage. Next measure from the negative terminal to the poitive on the solenoid. A fully charged lead acid battery should measure 13.2 Volts. If your ground, and positive cables are good all three measurements should be the same. After you get those voltage measurements we can go on to step two. On a side note I wouldn't suggest using the wrench across the battery terminals as a way to measure the health of a lead acid battery. That's a really good way to have the battery explode in your face. Not good.