another idea for Kerry

[hamcnab@xxxxxxxxx (Dick Bachman)]

back in 1952 I had the same problem with a 38 B---k, but it didn't blow
up either, just got terrible gas milage

dick & jeanette

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• From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 14:19:11 -0800

WOW!  It's a wonder you didn't get blown to kingdom come!

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message ----- 
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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