[450knotOffice]

Sorry for the late response guys. I was out most of the afternoon. In fact, when I typed the message the engine was running in the driveway which was why I was in a rush.

The car has started great all day since this morning's looooong start attempt. On the first attempt this morning it spun and spun with not even the slightest hint of a light off (and no gas smell either) and then it just fired right up and ran smoothly. It seemed as if the injectors weren't spraying at all so it seems quite possible that the fuel pressure may in fact be bleeding off after some down time.

The engine did this to me last week after sitting for a few hours at Paul's shop (Pkaaso) while I installed a factory short shift kit. When I attempted to start it that time, the same thing happened.

I will say this: the car has the remnants of an old alarm system still installed. All that seems to be left is the touch pad wired into the wiring bundle under the dash. It's been there since I bought the car and has never caused me any problems. I would have removed it eons ago but I wasn't sure what it was tied into and I didn't want to just snip it out for fear of disabling the car. So I just tie wrapped it up out of the way and forgot about it. Last week at Paul's shop I moved it out of the way without a second thought. The starting issue happened right after that. I wonder if I might have disturbed a wire up there which is now causing an occasional hard start issue (other than the first start this morning it has started instantly every time today).

Paul seems to think it could be my ignition switch. Does a failure of the switch manifest itself this way sometimes?

To answer the DME relay question, it was replaced 1 1/2 years ago. I suppose I might have bumped it or the bundle leading to the DME itself when I slid the driver's seat all the way back last week to gain more room for the shifter R & R.

(edited for clarity)