[s-cars] Fuel pump?

[Aaron Taylor]

Hi all,

So car left wife stranded for about the fifth time in 3yrs.  Things are not
looking too good for the old girl. (the car)

 

That said the patient is a 95.5 Avant.

Symptoms are car wont run above idle.  Will start, idle briefly then die. 

Check engine light=OK

No prior symptoms except perhaps a slightly wandering idle during the past
week.

CPS about 30k ago.

Fuel filter is about 20K mi old.  No bad gas as car ran fine on first half
of the tank.

My guess is fuel filter or fuel pump.  Cant recall if the fuel pump was
especially audible prior to this event.  Now cant hear anything from inside
the car.

Any comments or suggestions?  

What is a definitive fuel pump test?

Thanks

Aaron