I didn't mean to cause problems. I guess I was just thinking, "hey... I have not wanted to spend a bunch of money on a filter head that is still working... now I'm pretty sure it's leaking air because it runs like crap at startup and I can pump twice before fuel comes out... Perhaps there are other CRDers with around 79k miles who have also put off the fuel filter head swap. I better let them know that we are now brothers in the 'I don't like to pay for stuff when I don't have to but now I have to club.' I hope people don't tell me I'm full of crap."

Thanks for the advice. All of you. It's pretty obvious that I have a fuel in air problem. Does the fact that the Jeep runs just fine once it is warm mean anything? Could that indicate a leak in a different area?