did a TINY bit more work last night; my starter showed up from ******************************** AZ. my old starter is fine, & i also have the one from the 996 motor, but after seeing how buried that thing really is beneath the intake manifolds, i decided to go ahead, spend the $$$, and do the preventative thing.
the Bosch re-man comes in this nifty little box:
if you look CAREFULLY, you will see that i get a bonus! free roadside assistance, 24 hours......
per month? WTF?