Wow, this board is soo much better than my "Troubleshooting" guide in the Haynes book.

I only regret not getting on this board sooner. Too many debts and I was dreading the mechanic's bill if I couldn't find the solution. First I thought fuel line or fuel pumps as I'd had a rusty return vacumn fuel line cause bad leakage and This board explained why there were 3 lines, not just one, going from the tank to engine area. And I thought since I'd cut and patched the return 'whatever' steel line (that had lots of gasoline in it) I'd gotten rust into the tank, into the filter and caused my own headaches. A few weeks later, it stalled permainently for the first time in my 2 yr affair with my Tank. After a hefty towing charge home I didn't want to tow it again to another mechanic's yard. Figured the rust in my lines did the fuel system in somewhere ....but pumps are working and new filter made no difference. I thought maybe an old timing belt maybe a culprit partially broken or something..but it turns the cam fine enough to start it....but no power after starting.
I mentioned I could "limp" my car into a parking place as gas was getting to engine... and volvodad and lucid immediately were on to a common problem I didn't think of. Air Mass Meter.

I unplugged the Air Mass flow meter and it idled and started soo much better. Seems it's the problem. ordered a fairly inexpensive rebuilt for tomorrow. (218 dollars) Should be rolling again the day after. Maybe I'll entice another year or so out of this saved-from-the-junk-yard gem. I even found a little rust hole in the wheel well I hadn't noticed so while it's up on jacks I am finally getting into the 'clean up' I shoulda done in spring.

Thanks, you guys.

david