Originally Posted by satellite
As a side note, I was nearly ready to post up on here that the previous couple weeks I would come to a stoplight and here the alternator "whir"...if my lights were on you could see them get a little brighter, like it was trying to keep up when the engine wasn't under load...
That is the secondary air injection pump running. Mine has done that since I bought it. Comes on just after getting off of a freeway and goes off.
Originally Posted by satellite
Am I on the right track?
I tend to agree with the other members in regards to the crank position sensor being your startup problem.