The wire I have going from the “start” terminal at the bulkhead to “s” on my starting solenoid is wrong because the wire I have coming from the bulkhead at the “start” terminal should go to the coil. Right ?
Nyet!
Sniper and Rapid Robert have both tried to explain that the Ignition 2 wiring is needed.
I'll try to describe it differently.
At the key switchKey in RUN: Connection is made from the feed in to the IGNITION 1 (RUN) and ACCESSORY circuits.
Key in START. Connection is made from the feed to the STARTER relay, and IGNITION 2 circuits.
The car needs the Ignition 2 wire.
When the starter is cranking, battery voltage drops, so the resistor is bypassed.
Schematically its like this::
