I'm laughing right now.

problem found, problem fixed, engine started, and my new kill switch works like it should and shuts down everything.

the problem was the coil negative wire to the orange box...was brittle and broke...but the heat shrink tubing was holding the connector onto the end of the wire...I found this as I was doing the test light the RIGHT way...light didn't flash at all...steady on.

I went to pull the plug on the box to swap the box to the other one, as now I don't know which one is which...and I slipped, and tugged on the wire enough to pull it out of the heat shrink...I thought "hmm...I bet that's been my problem the whole time.

grabbed another connector, stripped the end of the wire, crimped it on, tossed it on the coil, and the darn thing fired right up!

I guess I'll test the other orange box so I know if it's still good or not, then put the oil coil on to see if it is still good...as it probably is, and take the new coild back...that's $42 the wife will be happy I didn't spend!

I guess next time, I know to ohm out the wires too, not just the components!

Thanks for the help guys...guess I didn't need it!