[JohnS_77]

What are the "normal" symptoms of a failed DME relay?
This weekend I installed a remanufactured alternator in our 85 Targa. After I finished the install Sunday afternoon, we took the car out to meet up with from friends about 5 miles from home. It ran great there and back home. Less then a half hour later we ran up to a town about 30 minutes away from home. It ran great on the way there. It started great when we were ready to go home. Leaving town the speed limit changes from 30 MPH to 45 MPH. As we were accelerating out of town the car cut out. It was just like somebody turned off a switch. The car fired right up when we tried to restart it, and it ran great all the way back home.
Monday morning the car stalled in the driveway when my wife was leaving for work. It restarted and ran great on her way in. At 5pm when it was time to go home, the car would not start. It turns over, but won’t fire. I think it is getting gas. When I got there my wife hit the key and I could smell gas when it turns over.
I didn’t have any tools with me, so I could not pull a plug. By smelling gas I assume the engine is getting gas, perhaps it is not getting spark.
Does this sound like a DME relay failure? We had the car flat bedded to the shop. The shop has something like a two week backlog. I was wondering if I ordered a new DME relay and ran up to the shop and installed it, if the car would start? At least then we wouldn’t be without the car for two weeks.
Or did I knock loose a sensor or something when I had the car apart, and it just took a couple miles to disconnect itself?

Thanks in advance for any help.
John
1985 911 Carrera Targa