Remove *all* the old starter wiring from the starter. Get a decent switch,
and wire that decent switch right to the starter.
Radio Shack 5 A @ 120VDC is the same as 50A@12vdc,
and you can get better than 5A switch at Radio Shack.
My 2 cents.-Bob

It's the ignition switch, and I tried bypassing the hot wire through a switch, but it keeps frying the switch. I guess the ignition switch is partially grounding out internally, and a new one is 70 dollars, that we just don't have right now. So, after melting two switches I just have two wires and I twist them together when we need to go somewhere. They get warm to the touch, probably about 120F. but the 12GA wire isn't melting or smoking. So before I go out and buy a heavy duty switch (50A@12VDC) Does anyone else have a suggestion?[/QUOTE]