Hello all, Turned the key off tonight and the car kept running. Not the first time as I have a small vaccum leak in the doors that I haven't tracked down yet and this occasionally happens. However the stop lever wouldn't shut it off either. Just sputtered. The linkage has been properly adjusted in the past. So I used a screwdriver and separated the linkage from the stop lever and used my hand to pull up on the linkage that goes to the back of the injection pump. Thought that would work. It didn't, engine sputtered and kept running. I finally stopped the engine by pulling up on the IP linkage and pinching the fuel line together at the same time.
I know I have a vaccum problem but what would keep the IP cutoff from not stopping the engine? Does vaccum affect the IP shutoff at all? I know it's not a linkage adjustment issue or the engine would have stopped when I pulled up on the linkage.
I've searched prev. posts but didn't find my answer. Any help appreciated. JEFF

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1981 240d aka "The rust bucket"