Small outboard mechanics...HELP

I have a 1989 25 HP Johnson that's giving me issues. Well, AN issue. Cranks fine, idles fair. Typically, when I start it and get going, it runs fine for a minute or two, then bogs down and starts surging...but won't take throttle. I can kill it, and SOMETIMES, it corrects itself.

I suspected it was an air leak, and the other day, I ran it without the cowling, noticed fuel leaking from the line coming out of the fuel pump, right at the connection to the fuel pump (bottom of it going to the carb).

If you're familiar with this motor, there's a short (1 1/2" or so) piece of tubing (fuel line), which connects to a plastic 'L', then to a smaller diameter fuel line that goes to the carb. The leak was where the short tube connects to the bottom of the fuel pump. I remedied this by bypassing the 'L' and running a straight couple to connect the two lines, straight into the bottom of the fuel pump, and using a hose clamp (the kind you tighten up the screw to make it cinch down). It corrected the leak, but it's still doing what it does.

Here's a short video of what it does (sometimes...most of the time, actually) when I give it throttle.

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Any ideas??