At 07:21 PM 12/29/2001, Finn Runyon wrote:
>Dear list members,
>Turning the key now, starter clicks, belts tighten but engine won't turn
>over.  Appears to be seized.  An alarming condition upon looking under the
>engine is gas dripping out of one of the joints in the exhaust system,
>left side.  Checked for leaks in fuel injection hoses which have recently
>been replaced. no leaks.  There were none of the hesitations and bucking
>associated with running out of gas; just a loss of power.  Any ideas?

Classic symptoms of a punctured fuel pressure regulator -- too rich to run,
hydrolock so it won't crank, raw gas in the exhaust system.

david

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