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  1. Ahsai, Again, thanks for your input but there is a click (where I think the starter relay is) coming from the front of the car when the car doesn't start. Russell
  2. Ahsai, When the car fails to start I can hear what sounds like a relay trying to engage from what I think is the front of the car and without doing anythingj else but turning the key off and back on, the car starts perfectly. I believe the clutch switch failing would keep the car silent so it's unlkely the culprit, but thanks for your input.
  3. Hey, searched for discussions on this topic but couldn't find anthing so here goes. My 2006 987S with 13k miles has illustrated an intermittant starting problem since nearly new, but now is causing a real headache. Sometimes when it was new (and warm) it required several attempts at turning the key to get it to start. It was either silent or it would start fine. It did this with only a couple of thousand miles on the clock but eventually went away--the dealer couldn't make it occur to diagnose any problem. Now, however, it has started making one semi-loud click somethimes, and trying again nearly always gets it to crank and start fine. Other times it starts perfectly. The sound seems to come from the front of the car, so I get the impression that it is a relay and NOT the starter. I keep the battery on a Battery Tender because I don't use the car on a regular basis, so the voltage is presumably fine. When the car DOES start, the engine turns over with gusto, suggesting the battery is not the culprit. Oh, the battery is only about 1 year old also. Any chance there is a intermittant problem with a starting relay? Where is it located in the 987S Boxster? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
  4. Years ago the symptoms you described might have been due to "vapor lock" especially if you are in a warm part of the country. This means latent engine heat after shutdown was conspiring to "boil" fuel in the lines and because a gas is compressable, the fuel pump wouldn't be able to "push" the fuel into the carb. Lengthy cooldown would restore the operation by allowing the fuel to condense back into a liquid. Modern fuel-injected motors, with their higher fuel pressures are not usually susceptible to this. Just a thought.
  5. Thanks for the input. I placed my order yesterday and went with the 19's and PASM for ultimate handling on "stiff" as well as decent ride on "normal" settings. I figured even w/18's my head would bob around like one of those dogs people used to have in their rear windows (on the sports mode). Also ordered the sports chrono. Stayed with the standard seats as I find the extra bolstering bothersome unless on the track, which will be a very rare occurance. Went with the 's' in Guards red with beige interior. Should be sweet.
  6. It was in the August 05 issue of Excellence. The article does not go into detail about his reply, but does say that without PASM to go with 18s. I have an 06 S on order for June delivery and after driving 3 versions, 18s, 19s without PASM & 19s with PASM, selected the 19s with PASM (and sport crono plus). I thought the ride was great, tighter than the 18s and looked the best (Carrera Classic). Thanks, J Brown, for the info. I'm also wondering how the PASM-equipped car with 18's would ride on the "sport" setting, as opposed to the somewhat jarring ride one gets with the 19's on that setting. Great for handling, less for anything else. My thinking is that if the "tight" setting with 18's is acceptable, then I would probably usually leave it on "sport" all the time and enjoy the improved steering feel as well as the better handling. I'll bet you felt the wheel come alive when you hit the "sport" button also. I am also giving the "Chrono" some serious consideration as I've heard it lets you hang the back out.
  7. Someone wrote that the great Walter Rohl has a preference for 18 inch as opposed to 19 inch wheels on the 987. Does anyone know where this opinion was published, likely in one Excellence issue? I'm about to order an '06 "S" with the PASM option and am still on the fence about this. Unsprung weight may be what influenced Walter if, in fact, this is true. Thanks
  8. Iridium is both harder and a better conducter of electricity than platinum. Theoretically you should get a hotter spark and fractionally more hp. From what I've read, plug makers and car manufacturers use platinum plugs principally for longer replacement intervals, not because they are superior in any other way.
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