Looks like I mysteriously contracted Clutch Shutter while the fuel pump was being replaced.
The Fuel Pump did fix the hesistation problem, but now I am probably looking at an uphill battle on the clutch, although a slim chance exists that it could be the engine isolators/bolts; but I have a gut feeling that it's not. I got 19.5k miles on the ODO, so I think things may get a little bloody on this issue.
Hope this helps on the acceleration issue.
Later,
David
