Thanks for the tip. I really think my issue is the fuel pump at this point. I have already purchased a new one (BIG thanks to Phil for getting it overnighted!!).

My symptoms have been getting progressively worse in the past few days, in fact I have stopped driving it. In the last couple days, it was having not just the problem I initially described, but also general lack of power, and surging of power under load.

The whole thing smacks of fuel starvation at this point, and since the fuel pump has 125K miles on it, no big surprise if it's shot. I don't feel bad about just throwing a part at it without a pressure test because the thing is old enough to be replaced on general principle.

Man, whoever came up with that goofy banjo bolt setup on that fuel system should have their head examined. What an unnecessary pain in the arse. Then again, at least they didn't put it in the gas tank.......

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