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Old 03-08-2004, 10:15 AM
TomJ TomJ is offline
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Originally posted by kerry edwards
For people reading on this topic, don't forget the post from last week which proved that you can stop a runaway MB engine by removing or cutting the fuel line. It's not necessary to loosen the injectors as has been discussed in the past when a quick move with a pair of sidecutters will solve the problem.
From what I've heard, there's enough fuel in the IP and injectors lines to destroy an engine, so not sure if cutting the fuel line will do it? Don't know though, never had one run away, an hopefully..., learning from Larry's tearful experience, I won't!

BTW, maybe we should all start a fund that we donate to for Larry's destroyed engine. Every time we "almost" didn't check, or "almost" had a runaway, but we saved it because we remember Larry's caveats, we donate a few $'s???
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