You're right - that's what I'm basically doing. I'm also pretty sure I have a single wire somewhere either not hooked up or hooked up wrong. It has to be that easy. At this point I'm thinking of buying a new fuse block and wiring harness and starting from scratch. I do think first I'll try finding a better wiring diagram than I currently have. I was hoping that someone had a quick idea of what I did wrong as I'm pretty convinced it's something simple since all seems to work except when I connect the battery to the cables but thanks for the good luck wish!