at this time both the purple wire and the yellow wire are hooked together on the solonnoid
should they be run together or seperatly.we are just trying to get the old 350 back up and running looking for some helpthanks i have extra parts i may be ablto help someome out

Purple wire to S terminal, yellow wire to R terminal, separate the wires.

This pic is of a 67 350 and if you are installing the starter be sure the front support is on and tight.

Roger
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z177/roger62305/Starterwiring.jpg

And good to see someone else emphising that bracket....most ppl throw it awy ot loose it.