any one help me on some ignition elec. advice?

In the start position the key switch supplies 12 volts straight to the coil while in the run position it supplies the ballast resistor that supplies the coil. Basically it by-passes the resistor during start. You problem sounds like the key switch is bad. Or not wired up (in the electrical dwr it is labeled as ign 1 and ign 2) Or maybe you are using the wrong switch