MAKING A LONG STORY SHORT.PREVIOUS OWNER HACKED UP WIRING WHEN HE SWITCHED MOTORS.BOUGHT THE 69 A MONTH AGO,DROVE IT HOME,SEEMED TO RUN & START FINE.DID SOME GASKET WORK ON INTAKE AND NOW IT WON'T START.I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING?IT'S AS THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE A BATTERY IN IT.THE STARTER DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND,BUT GETS JUICE.COULD THE PROBLEM BE IN THE STEERING COLUMN?HE ALSO PUT IN A TOGGLE SWITCH FOR THE IGNITION BUT THIS WAS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KEY.THE OTHER HALF OF THE PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THE TURN SIGNALS.THEY WORKED FINE BUT NOW THEY EITHER DON'T COME ON AT ALL OR ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THEY QUIT.IF I BANG THE COLUMN THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON.I TOOK APART THE COLUMN AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT THE SMALL 1" PIECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC IS WITH THE 2 COPPER CONTACTS STICKING OUT OF IT IS?I KNOW THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS COMPLETELY BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT UNTIL I RESTORE IT WITH THE ORIGIONAL MOTOR,JUST SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF MONEY.SORRY FOR THE RAMBLING QUESTION,BUT TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST.THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY HAVE!!!!

If you tested the starter leads and it is getting power, maybe it died. You could pull it off and have it bench tested. just a thought