this may or may not help, have you tried the crank start? If you still have the crank handle its pretty simple. there is the small hole located at the bottom of the grill, just insert the handle and turn. it will take a few times but its a sure fire way to get her to start. My patrols starter was missing when i got it so i had to crank start her for over a year. The only way i was able to finally get one was to purchase an engin, tranny, and running gear from someone doing a chevy conversion.

Wade