Hi all:

Weird stuff going on. Appreciate your input.

All started last week.
Last week tried to start, no luck. Bight headlights, clean battery connections. Jumped soleniod, no luck.
Replaced starter. Started OK but the starting gear would not disengage. In other words the starter was running the same
as idle speed.

Thought it was an alignment problem, started tightening and loosing the bolts around the starter and accidentally with the wrench shorted out the solenoid on the starter and the starter gear disengaged and happy camper. Drove home.

But then the batter light came on, replaced the alternator, batter light goes out. Happy camper. I suspected alternator as there was a high pitched noise on start up briefly. Thought it was just cold weather, but found other folks on forum with same problem and it was the alternator. Alternator 20 months old.

Now I have batter drain problem. Battery is about 20 months old.
Connected test light between negative (ground) battery post and battery cable. Getting bright light. Also tested with amp meter, and it is over 50 miliamps.

Pulled fuses under hood, test light still on.
Pulled small wire on soleniod on firewall, test light still on.
Pulled all wires off of starter, test light still on.

Humm... I bet there are other fuses under dash in cab to pull.

Any input appreciated.