i quit fooling with it when it got dark, in the morning i will check out the things you guys have told me to check. i don`t want to fry the silly thing in the dark. i need to clean out my shop. i think you may be right on the floor switch being stuck. i don`t even have to touch it to turn the starter, just touch a cable to the battery and away it goes. hope i haven`t burnt anything up. thanks, larry