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Starter motor wont turn off

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#1 ·
Model = 1974 GTV 2000

Trying to start my car is usually a hard task after a week of sitting idle and on my most recent effort, I was probably turning the engine over for too long, the result was that when I turned the ignition off, the starter motor continued to turn over and I had trouble stopping it. I had to turn the ignition and starter on again and then off again and this stopped it.

What is this a sympton of (apart from poor starting technique)?
 
#2 ·
contacts somewhere--maybe solenoid welded together? take the starter apart and clean it up. fix why it takes so long--electric pump? mechanical pump?