No crank condition

2000 95, 225000 miles, intermittant no crank condition, it does not seem to matter whether it is hot or cold, it happpens at both temperatures. Sometimes if the key is held in the crank position, it will crank, other times, nothing. Cycling the key several times seems to help and will allow for a crank and therefore start, as will cycling between park and neutral, other times it doesn't seem to help. I am not really sure how to diagnose between the neutral safety switch or the electrical portion of the ignition switch, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Does sound like the NSS. If you start it again see if the gear indicator is working. Mine did not when the switch was failing even if it started. Look for a part out. I get one here for 50.00 and it worked fine.