79 Wont start.

[79duck hunting wagon]

Hey guys, I'm new to the site so bare with me.

Here's my problem I have a 79 Scout with a 304 v8. Approx. Three months ago I drove my Scout fishing with no issues, came home and parked it in the garage. Work schedule and life kept me from driving it for about three months. Two weeks ago I went out to take her on a drive and she wont start. Checked the battery ect. Radio plays, fuel pump buzzes, and headlights work. Hmm. So I pulled the solenoid and checked it and it checked bad. Okay easy fix right? No. Replaced it and checked the connections and same issue. Everything works/plays except it wont start or turn over. I pulled starter and retested both items and everything seems to work perfect on the work bench. Rehooked everything up and same issue. Any idea's or suggest? Any help would be great..

 

[FDChappie]

Automatic? Possibly the neutral lock out switch is bad? Try jumping power from the big terminal on the solenoid to the little s terminal and see if it cranks. An inexpensive remote start switch makes this an easy test. All this is assuming there is no click what so ever when hitting the starter.

 

[Scoutboy74]

Welcome to the forum. Its important to provide as much relevant vehicle data as possible to keep the spekuguessing to a minimum. In this and most other cases, transmission type is one of those items. If this rig has an auto trans, what chappie mentioned could be a potential cause.
A battery can have enough retained energy to power lights and other accessories and yet not enough juice to engage the starter motor. To my eyes, your description of "checking" only proves that the battery isn't completely drained, but by no means rules out a weak or depleted battery as a potential culprit. Before you get too far in your diagnostic process, you should verify your battery surface charge with a volt-meter. A fully charged battery will show 12.8 volts on a digital meter. Even a reading of 12.0 volts indicates a partial discharge. Point being, the battery needs to be proven sound and fully charged before you can expect to successfully trace out an electrical issue. Your problem May not be the result of an electrical issue. Not enough facts are known at this time to say yes or no.