It took my air mass sensor so long to come, that the thread discussing this matter is no longer on my ISP server. So I cannot just tack my result on to a previous message, but I did promise to let those of you who were following this thread know the outcome.
I am happy to report that the air mass meter was the problem. I replaced it with a new one and took the car for a drive of a few miles. I am now getting a report of 18.2 lbs/min of air flow at about 4100 to 4500 RPM. That's about twice what I was getting before at similar RPM's. In addition, the long term fuel trim which was at 34.4% in the freeze frame of data when the check engine light was triggered, dropped to 26.6% over the short trip. After another trip of short distance, the long term trim has dropped to 16.4 and 15.6 % in banks 1 and 2.
In conclusion, putting the new part in and watching the adaptation to better long term trim was certainly the most comforting, but for a do it yourselfer, calculating the equivalent HP for the air flow reported gave me the confidence to order the new air mass meter, an over $200 item.
Thanks to all who helped me along the way to under stand this complicated system.
Dan
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