"The pinion on the solenoid will fire but the starter will not engage."
Ok, so either the battery is poor, not being charged when the engine is running, poor connections from the battery to the starter, or poor internal connections in the starter solenoid.
When the solenoid drives the pinion out, it also makes an internal high current connection from the battery cable to the internal starter motor.
Attaching a jump box and having it start when hot (after running) seems to indicate the battery is not charging well when running.
George
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