"Should the fuel pressure regulator hold a vacuum? I applied my mightyvac to it and it does NOT hold any vacuum."

Who knows, who cares.

Do you have any idea how to do the base set-up and mixture setting after a distributor replacement. If not you now have atleast that problem plus the original one to deal with.

What is your system pressure?

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician

Sorry to bring this up again but Steve is on the ball here.

Re: the FPR holding vacuum -- I was just grasping at straws... thought maybe I had stumbled onto something. Oh well!

No, I have no idea how to do the base set-up. Nor do I have any idea what the fuel pressure is since I do not have a pressure gauge.

I guess I was hoping that there were a limited number of very specific conditions or faults that would allow pressure at the inlet to the distributor, but no fuel at the injector lines.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

In that case, it sounds like it's time to have my friend tow the car to a shop. It's getting too complicated at this point, and he just wants the car running well enough to sell it anyway, I believe. Thanks for the advice regardless!

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)