Update:
I thought I had the problem solved but alas, I encountered a continued pump failure after crimping down the wires. So, I worked feverishly to discover the source of my problem.
I first looked at the capacitor and found that it was working. I then rewired the pump and still, I could not get the pump to fire. Finally, I took the pump apart and after taking off the diffuser tried the pump and to my amazement, it fired up. I then took the impeller off and found that the washer on the reverse screw had almost disintegrated. This was my fault as I had gone to Home Depot and put a round washer on the screw instead of the stock "squared off" washer. The impeller had "worked" itself out and was rubbing up against the diffuser causing it to stall the pump. I had a stock washer from another parts buy in between the time that I had worked on the pump so I used that after I sanded off the impeller and cleaned up the inside of the diffuser. The impeller had plastic lopped over its sides and was quite irregular.
After all this trouble shooting I learned a very valuable lesson. Always get the correct parts for your pump! It didn't cost me much at all, just the wire and the washer that I had in my spare parts bin. I am grateful that I didn't call in a pool boy or Leslie's or the like. I KNEW I could fix it and in the end my wife gave me props for sticking with it.
I'm posting this to let you all know that sometimes it is not the most glaring (i.e. capacitor, wiring) that is your problem. I made a mistake and paid for it with time served.
