In that case wire is wire. If it wouldn't run with the spliced-in piece, it either wasn't really spliced (no connection in the splice) or something else has gone intermittent. That's what seems to be the case with your situation. Most likely the fuel pump relay. I don't see anywhere that you've said you replaced it with a known good one.

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