An ignition switch probably isn't the problem, because the vehicle probably wouldn't shut off if the switch were the problem. When you turn your car off the battery is not being drained any longer from the switch unless the vehicle is unable to shut down.
The other possibility that will definately cause a battery to lose juice while not running is a faulty starter sellinoid. When these sellinoid's, (may not be spelled correctly, sorry about that) are bad, the motor is turned off but the battery is still drawing current, but the engine is not running to allow the battery to recharge.
It could also be a bad battery. Check your battery cylinders by removing the plastic covering and checking the water level in the cells. Dry cells in a battery will not allow a jump.
Remove the starter relay find the hot pin and try to touch to another pin to see if the will crank. remeber one hot one goes to starter. one is ground another is ground also but not all the time.
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my selanoid as you probably know is connected to the starter. I replaced the starter last week and then took my old one out finding out that one was good. Apparently it never was a starter problem. I plan to put the old one back in sometime this week since the one I got from the junkyard wasn't as near of good condition. I really think the problem is not anything in the engine,but in the ignition switch or neutral/part switch. Are there other signs of a GOOD ignition switch so I can eliminate that as a possible problem. It has been replaced 2X already since the car was purchased in 1994. Last time was 6yrs ago.
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