My starter is acting funny - need an expert

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Ok guys. I have a very interesting problem and need your expertise. Last month I burned out my clutch and just got around to replacing it this past weekend. It is something that I have done before and was familiar with the routine. Everything went as planned from start to finish. Once all done – I went to start the car and the started would not engage the flywheel. It just hit the wheel for a few seconds and then would spin at a very high rev not engaging the gears. It almost seemed as if the starter was not going out far enough. I figured it was just bad so I took it to trade in on a new one. While there – they tested it and it passed all the tests. I traded it in anyway and got a new one, put it in and I am still having the same problem – it just spins and does not engage the flywheel. I checked the following – Bellhousing position – it is on tight and correct. Starter is bolted tight and snug against the bellhousing. Flywheel – teeth are fine – they look good. Clutch – it works fine – I can jump start the car in second gear and it runs fine. Battery – seems to have a good charge. I am at a total loss on why this worked before I replaced the clutch and now it doesn’t. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
65 Coupe – 289, 4-speed toploader – everything works except the starter.

Could this be a solenoid problem?