Thanks, meltedpanda, there's alot of good info in that post.
I checked fuel pressure at the cold start valve. it measured around 30psi after toggling the ignition switch 3 times. after about 15 minutes the pressure still held. I then tried starting the car without the cold start valve in place because the psi meter was hooked up, and not even a "want to try to start'. I depressed the accelerator and not much change (if any).

At this point I don't feel I need to check flow rate, as the car will not even idle for more than a few seconds. Maybe 10 seconds at most, and she dies.

On a side note, the tach is not functioning.

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