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Guest · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 7:56 pm Post subject:

From: Chris Duffy
Email: cadeon@der.zepa.net
Date: 18 Jun 2001
Time: 19:56:06

Anyone ever heard of this one???

I have a 1978 924 that has been a wonderful car, until recently. It started running very rich, slow getting worse until the point that it is now- it wont even fire.

I noticed a pool of fuel on top of the intake under the throttle body- to investigate it further I removed the rubber boot which connects the throttle body to the fuel distributor only to find it partially full of liquid fuel! it spilled out all over the (thankfully cold) engine, leaving me befuddled and one gallon of gas poorer.

I don't see how this is possible because the fuel is injected at the cylinders, not through the rubber air intake. Is this the mark of a failed fuel distributor???

-Chris

Guest · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2001 1:13 pm Post subject:

From: Eric
Email: Eric.Lynch@Itt.com
Date: 19 Jun 2001
Time: 13:13:56

I would check the cold start injector that is in the throttle body.
If this was stuck open it could flood this area.

Eric