[cancobra]

Yes there is another relay in the mix here which is an odd looking thing which is a plug in with 8 poles! It is a Releco MR C solid state unit and it has a direct lead from it to the ignition switch. The other leads go to the ballast resistor. The starter relay has now been replaced in the meantime and did nothing to help this specific problem. I have checked and traced every possible wire and now am about to give up and just tow it to an electrical shop. I am sure it is a simple problem as it happened so suddenly but hours of investigation still has me where I began.........