A Dalton, Hope you're still willing to help.
I installed new battery and pulled the instrument cluster when the tools arrived today. (not as hard as I thought). I pulled free the round connector with 15 wires behind the fuel gage. I am assuming this is the k38. The pins are arranged in a circle. I jumped 1 & 3 (on the harness connector not on the pins protruding from the cluster). No start. I checked for voltage on both positions in the crank position and got zero. any help appreciated.