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I know it sounds like an awful lot to do but should probably take only 10 - 15 seconds (although it may seem like 10 - 15 minutes while doing it).

RT,
I didn't believe it either when I first read about it. I'm a nuts and bolts (and wires) diagnostician and not an engineer so I really don't understand how or why this backfeed thing happens. I believe it was the late, great Fred DiMatteo who was the first to indentify (or at least write about) this phenomonon. And Wes Ingram devised a repair that does not require a relay. Keying in the word 'starter' on the Alfa Digest search page will yield numerous references on the issue.