Engine Bucks and Stalls

The plugs should be dry thats normal what scares me is the fuel pressure is almost 40 pounds too high.I know the pressure regulator in the fuel filter replaces the one they deleted that was on the fuel rail.I cant say for sure the one you bought has it or not it give many details about it. It sounds like a weak pressure regulator spring I found a recall on that very part number filter. It was for them built in 2004 though but it was for a weak pressure regulator spring.

ST I got a 98 saturn SL2 does it have the same pressure reg filter?

It sure does the 1998 model year was the year they took the regulator off the fuel rail and put it in the fuel filter.