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I see a couple of issues. You say the starter is "stuck forward". Does that mean the starter button on top of the starter is circuit closed position all the time? I doubt that it is because you didn't say anything about "letting the smoke out". Even if it's not #1 job is finding out what's hanging up with the starter linkage. #2 is clean the battery connections at both ends of both battery cables. A 6v system is all about good grounds. #3 if clean grounds don't fix the problem is pull the starter (easy job) and have it tested.