Well, the ECT is no doubt original to the car as I've had it since '03. Is there any way to assess the ECT without replacement?

BTW, my thermostat is toast. Over the winter, (Florida), I noticed the temperature gauge was below normal and the heater was sorta luke warm. I recall reading one of your posts a while back where you mentioned the thermostat fails open. Haven't got to it yet. It it crucial?

Anyhow, I warmed up the engine tonight, and waited 10 minutes. Started instantly. Did it again, waited, and the engine started instantly. Went for a drive, turned it off for maybe 5 minutes, and encountered my 5 second crank before it started a little reluctantly. No smoke from the tailpipe.

I'm ready to investigate the vacuum lines, but I really don't know what to look for. Is there an old post with instructions for troubleshooting vacuum issues?

Regarding a leaky injector, I guess you're suggesting I pull all the plugs one at a time with the engine warm. Right? Sounds easy enough.

New fuel pump relay 3-4 months ago. I'll probably do fuel filter in the next couple days.

Thanks for your patience.

- thumbs