Thanks for the bump and it did help........Talked with the dealer mech today....A very good guy and KNOWS his stuff.......Glad I read the above about the shims first before talking to him. When I took out the old switch there were 2 washers in place. I thought, "what is going on?" and put one aside when I put the new switch in. God only knows what happened to the 2nd shim........instead of 2 washers when it only needed one. Hope you follow that........Anyway, the dealer advised to take out the new switch that isnt working, put the old switch in as a plug so nothing leaks out, then to hook up the new switch and hold it while turning the ignition switch to start. While turning the key, depress the little button on the switch to find the point where it works and fires up the starter motor. Seems they are all just a bit different and there is no standard to really go by and it is a trial and error adjustment with the number of shims required.
So, that is the way to test the switch to see if it is good or bad. By hand, push in the little spring loaded button in very small increments while holding the key to the start position. One finds that point, if it works and is good, and then that is the number of shims that one needs............lol....and this ol idiot threw away that extra washer that I couldnt see a need for........
Guess this is gonna be one of those I will get around to it when I do within the next couple of weeks as the shorting out of the switch is working just fine. What I really have to watch out for is to keep my Grandbaby "Princess" away from starting it when she is helping me do chores...........
Life is good..........God bless.......Dennis