Can I pour gas down the intake?

[Jinxie]

My car died on me a few weeks ago on the interstae and had to get towed. I was 600 miles from home and as a result had to leave it behind. Now it is at a relatives place and I want to do some easy troubleshooting on it to see if it is worth getting back home. Like I said it was running great. Its a 84 380SE with a 3.8 V8. If they pull the air cleaner lid and dump some gas in there and it fires up I know it is a fuel problem, but can I do that? I know it has spark and I know the timing chain didnt bite the dust. It cranks over great, just no fire. I also have to keep the troubleshooting basic as I am not the one doing it.

Thanx