[Don Z.]

Thank you. Actually, the first thing I did was replace the switch. So that's done. "Surface charge" makes sense, which is what I was thinking. I wanted to take the battery out and to a load test, but did not have time this weekend.

Understood the radio goes off at the start position. But it should go back on when you put it back to start, which it was not doing. The CD box should whine at "run", and continue to whine whether at "run" or "start". In this case, the solenoid would click, and then the only electrical thing that worked was the under hood light, and that's it. To be clear, I'd turn the key to run, hear the whine... turn it to start, and then click... nothing. My thoughts were lack of power, dying starter, or a loose ground that I wouldn't even begin to know where to start looking...

So I'll load test the battery. I did charge it with a 20 amp charger, but that was only for an hour. Lower amps over more time makes sense, but you know how it is... you put the new switch in, and you want to see if it works "right now".

But at least I know I'm going in the right direction, even if I'm not actually getting anywhere!