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Robert,

I'm going to take a stab here and suggest you have electrical connection trouble.

A poor electrical connection adds resistance to a circuit, creates a voltage drop, leaves less voltage to supply the load, the point of resistance will get hot, and as it gets hotter the resistance increases, the voltage drop becomes worse...

A bad engine ground will affect both the starter and the ignition.

Start at the battery and service the connections at both ends of the following cables: (1) chassis ground to battery (2) battery to starter relay (3) starter relay to starter (4) engine block to chassis (5) transmission to chassis.

The ignition switch should always be suspect. If your car has electronic ignition (MSD 6AL is most common) then the current in the ignition circuit is too much for the contacts in the ignition switch. those contacts shall burn, create another point of resistance & the resulting voltage drop will eventually result in insufficient voltage to the ignition.

This can be checked by acquiring a 12 foot length of 12 gauge stranded wire with alligator clips on both ends. Hook one end of the wire to the battery and the other end to the supply terminal of the ignition. If the motor runs with this jumper in place, but does not run with it removed, your ignition switch is toast. time to install a relay to supply the ignition.

cowboy from hell