About 8 years ago, I bought a 1984 Porsche 928s on E-Bay from a salvage yard sight unseen. I'd had an older one a decade or so prior and have the shop manuals. I figured I could make it into a "driver" as I would be retiring soon, and this would keep me busy. (It's still mostly a non-runner" and I kinda gave up.) To the point of this article though, it would start quite easily but die after a few seconds. I went through the thorough troubleshooting routines in the manual but had no success. I posted the problem on a couple Porsche owner sites, looking to benefit from other's wisdom. I had many suggestions, bypassing a relay or two, swapping parts eventually. No change. Did I mention that it had a sticker on the driver's side window from a (now defunct) alarm company? No? This must be the part where you ignore what your eyes are telling you because it doesn't fit your narrative. I opened up the console and found some wire and a little box that didn't look OEM. quick bit of surgery and VIOLA!
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