Go ahead and laugh, it won't be the first time...the line I was checking for fuel turns out to be a direct RETURN line to the tank. I won't pretend to know what its for, but it clearly goes from the base of the throttle body, to the doo-dad on the firewall, and then to the tank. I corrected the kink in the fuel line from the filter and voila'...I have fuel to the fuel rack. The injectors are all firing and looked pretty good. I checked the spark at the plugs, not as "blue" as I'd like to see. The plugs are getting dampened by the injectors, so I'll try new plugs next. Double checked the firing order, its good. Will keep the board informed of what I find. I'm sure it will be something v-e-r-y obvious since I've checked all the goofy stuff first.
Alex