WOW! It's a wonder you didn't get blown to kingdom come!
Dick Benjamin
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From: Peter Engel <vze2dp8c@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Here's another thought. One time I bought a 125k mile slant six Duster
> that was "shot" "carboned up" "flooded" etc. It, too, continued to run
> even though the idle mixture screw was run in until seated.
>
> The problem turned out to be a bad fuel pump. The diaphragm leaked but
> the leak was internal so raw fuel ran into the crankcase. There was
> over 2 gallons of oil/fuel mixture in the crankcase and so much fuel
> vapor that the engine was running on it at idle through the PCV system.
> Pete in PA
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