[Ackattack]

After doing some reading about my starting issue, it sounds like to me the lift pump is starting to go bad. I guess there is a ball check valve internally, that is most likely the culprit, so I ordered one of those. At the very least, the rubber boot on the primer is torn already, so it won't hurt to replace it.

Also did some reading about rebuilding the transmission. This thing is noisy, so I'm thinking it may be needed. Not sure how soon. I think I'll keep an eye out for a tranny, rebuild that one, and then swap it in to minimize down time. It will be a little while down the road though.