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Old 06-13-2008, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by phaques View Post
The Final Resolution...
CMartin was closest to big money...
After taking it to a local mechanic, he found that a small screw on top of the distributor shaft had worked itself loose, and the shaft had become loose enough to chew itself all up. No spark. Voila. Nothing to do with fuel whatsoever. Oh well - now I have a clean gas tank, new pump, clean fuel lines and injectors.....
Wow....talk about your magical mystery tour...

Glad to hear you were able to resolve the problem, albeit the long way around...But it sounds like the car is ready for another 25 years of abuse.
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