You guys are cracking me up...

so tomorrow, as originally planned for today, I'll be doing exactly that...unhooking the fuel filter and pumping into a glass to see if water does in fact settle....

...but what I REALLY want to know (since I've seemingly ruled out ANYTHING with the ignition) is DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE WATER BASED ON THE SYMTOMS I'VE DESCRIBED? GOSH!