[Richard]

Oh man, I was reliving my broken fuel dip tube from last year during the entire read. I feel your pain, this is such a rare and unique situation, that it is NOT what you would typically suspect.

So glad it was a simple fix, and sorry it was a tough diagnosis.

This next comment is intended to provide an easy diagnostic tool if you suspect you have a fuel delivery problem. It is NOT intended to be a hindsight remark on what could have been done. After all, without the help of a Good Samaritan, I would have gone down wrong paths on my issue.

The trick is to fill the fuel bowl with fuel, either with the priming pump or by pouring in some from the top. Then, with one person watching and another person cranking, watch the clear bowl. If you have an air leak in the fuel lines, you will get pretty large bubbles just above the fuel inlet.

I hope no one else ever has this problem. But if this trick helps you, then so be it.