LK3054 Electrical problem help

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Guy,
Up until today my Kioti seemed sort of eratic on how accurate the gas gauge worked and the back tail or brake lights would stay on without any light switches on. I think the light situation is due to some wires that got disconnected.

This afternoon after running it for a bit I went back to start it and there is no power or fire of any kind to be found when turning on the key or lights. I tried to jump start it but the problem was not the battery. Then I shorted across the starter solenoid with a screwdriver and it started right up.

Any ideas on this? Could it be the key switch bad?