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Starter keeps turning even when key is turned off

I replaced my neighbors starter on his 1988 ford pickup. We went ahead and replaced the old fender mounted starter relay (3 post) also.
The new starter relay has 4post (s and I small and 2 large post. I connected the wires like the way the old one was. anyways- started fine, we let it idel for about 5min. I shut if off and waited a sec or two, then started it again. The starter kept trying to start over and over even when I turned the key to off. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE NEGATIVE TO STOP IT. I waited a minit and connected the negative and same thing, starter tryed to start motor without the key in the ignition. Is the wiring different on the older 3 post starter relays compared to the newer one's?
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Curious, do you have an autostart installed? I had that happen that the Autostart shorted and just kept telling my starter to continue cranking

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