Oldsmobile/Buick Repair: 1993 OLDS CUTLESS NOT STARTING, oldsmobile cutless, gas tank

Question
DEAR VAN.
I HAVE A 1993 OLDSMOBILE CUTLESS CIRA S.
IT HAS,I THINK A 3.1 ENG. 105,000 MILES.
MY QUESTION IS IT HAS BEEN STARTING AND RUNNING
FINE.THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO JERK AND
THEN STALL. RESTARTED IT AND STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE
WOULD SHUTTER AND WANT TO DIE. BUT AS I LET OFF
OF THE GAS IT WOULD START TO DRIVE SLOWLY UNTIL
IT GOT UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY.AS SOON AS YOU SLOWED DOWN AGAIN,IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. I WENT AND FILLED THE GAS TANK UP
WHERE I NORMALLY GO AND MY FRIEND FILLED THIER CAR
UP AT THE SAME PLACE, SO I KNOW THE GAS WAS OK. I WENT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. IT WILL TURN OVER BUT JUST WON'T START.I DID HEAR THE HUMMING SOUND OF THE FUEL PUMP SO I KNEW IT WAS WORKING. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN. BUT IT STILL DIDN'T
WANT TO START. I ALSO DIDN'T HEAR THE HUMMING NOISE OF THE FUEL PUMP AT THAT TIME.
I REALLY COULD USE YOUR HELP.
                   THANKS!
                 
                    PAT.  

Answer
Hi Pat,
The humming should only last for three seconds, and then you may need to wait for up to about ten seconds to get it to humm again.
But even if it is running, it sounds like maybe the filter may be dirty.
That is the quickest, easiest, cheapest attempt, short of having a pressure test.
Van