Priming the fuel pump doesn't help any. I believe I have found at least a partial cause of my cold start woes. The (vacuum?) line that runs from the FPR to the valve cover vent to what looks like a air idle valve to the air cleaner was oil soaked, cracked and leaking all over the place. It wasn't even connected to the air cleaner, and it looks like it's been pissing oil all over the place for a while. I've electrical taped all the cracks and seams and it appears to be air tight for now. I doubt that fix will last very long, so if anyone has another of one of these hoses, I'd be glad to take it off your hands.

I also replaced the plugs today. The tips of the old plugs were orange, something I've never encountered before and know nothing of what that might point to. Maybe someone was running a fuel additive of some kind. Plug wires are pretty damn old and nasty and kind of rusty. I would take a good used set from anyone off the board, if possible. They're damn expensive plug wires. Still need to order a cap and rotor, and see if that make a difference. I'm going to be doing the injector seals and fuel filter tomorrow. PO said he'd run out of gas in the car a few times recently.

Really, looking at the car, nothing seems to be terribly wrong with it. It's just been neglected for a good long time. I'd like to dissemble the intake side, clean everything and replace a few things, but I don't think I'm going to be able to do that right away.

One thing the seller did not disclose was the fact that the car seems to have been sitting for a while. I found a mouse nest in between the intake manifold and the starter. I've yet to see any signs of chewing, but I really hope that there isn't anything chewed up under this intake.