Denis was:must find a way to get home without fuel regulator:100Q fuel

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Denis:
The black rubber waffle boot from the air/fuel distributor plate to the 
Intake Manifold needs to be PERFECTLY sealed tight.

This will cause air leaks into the engine and lean running IF running AT ALL.

Take a bottle of starting fluid (either) and spray into the black rubber 
waffle boot then place the boot over the fuel distributor plate.  Start engine, it 
should run fast then die off.  this shows air leak in the black rubber boot 
sealing to the fuel distributor / air plate.

This should address the air/fuel intake to the engine but NOT the wet fuel in 
the cylinders........................

The black rubber waffle boot should be clamped down with the stainless steel 
band clamp around it sealing the boot end to the round metal air plate.

If you can run the motor on either sprays every two seconds the fuel delivery 
from the distrib is the problem.  The two screw FPR in front of the fuel 
distributor should read 1000 ohms or so across its two terminals.  or a fixed 
value.  NOT blinking (open circuit) or rising values towards infinity "oo" (open 
circuit)

Going further back the fuel filters should be NEW in addition to "checked" 
and the fuel pump verified good fuel output.

Follow the list advice on a sticking or binding air plate under the black 
rubber waffle boot seal to the fuel distributor.......

HTH -Scott from BOSTON 

> From: Frederick Smith <>
> Vacuum makes it work, the engine is an air pump................ as the 
> pistons move down
> they draw in air, through the air filter , lifting the air damper plate. 
> The air damaper plate
> moves the valve in the center of the FD and the injectors "squirt". 
> There isn't any way to
> operate the injectors without lifting the plate, that is how it is 
> supposed to work. If it
> doesn't move ("lift") when cranking, then there is a massive leak 
> somewhere in the
> intake tract, the valve timing is off, there is low compression etc., 
> etc. Of course if you
> have low fuel pressure...............even if the air damper moves, the 
> pressure may not be
> adequate to operate the injectors. 
> 
> A methodical, step by step diagnosis will find the problem
> (and it seems there are a FEWdifferent ones in your case). Get the 
> vacuum system "tight",
> then fix the fuel pressure problem. When that stuff is up to par you 
> might have a chance at
> a total fix, not much hope before that IMHO.
>