US88 Ignition switch - Starter stays running

67Dart273 said
No idea your electrical experience. Be careful checking the switch, say, with resistance. I prefer to do this with power, under load. If no other load, sometimes I "rig" an old stop/tail lamp or headlamp to provide a test load.

Resistance can throw you astray. Modern high impedance digital meters can sometimes show continuity when there is actually a high resistance, and any power present can lead you wrong or in some cases damage a meter

There has been threads where the column switch contacts can "float around" in the switch. Maybe it's just defective

The contact plate in the switch was floating around when I originally opened up the column.

I use a fluke multimeter in 12VDC mode, or a 12V mac tools automotive test light when looking for power. If it's continuity I use whatever the "beep" mode is on the multimeter.

The issue is related to the -new- switch itself. It's the part number listed for my car but there is a note in the box explaining how to wire it for different year vehicles. It seems that none of the notes that came in the box require alternate wiring of the main wires. The switch is sending constant and momentary power to the wrong places. I'll map out the function of each wire with the test light and see what I get.