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Yea, I think that's what happened. The seals on the injectors failed, pumping the crankcase full of fuel or the one of the heads cracked allowing the fuel passage to leak into the crankcase.Even if the engine were totally full of fuel...like the crankcase full enough to be running out the valve covers....WAIT, that could be the issue! There was an issue with the fuel system that filled the engine with fuel...close to or above the level of the top of the heads. Naturally asperated Cummins heads have a hole in the head that goes directly into the intake. This was/is there to suck some of the crankcase vapors back into the engine...it's an emissions thing. The fuel source was sucked into the intake by the vacuum in the intake through the vent holes.
Wrecker, how much oil is left in it?
Nah, there's just a plunger inside..all the pump internals are fuel bathed. When the governor plunger sticks, it's just like putting a stinger in the pump, it will operate normally but will go WAY past the governed speed, fuel pressure gues accordingly with engine RPM, or will have lower than normal speed or won't start. A PT pump won't cause a run away. The high oil/fuel level in the pan caused it. It just slurped the oil right thru the vent holes in the heads.A 250 Cummins doesn't have a rack to stick. The fuel pump supplies constant pressure and the injectors fire off the rocker arms. There is a governor in the pump so I guess it could stick.
GA is a good State...you'll like it. Living here will make it much easier to go to the GA/FL Rally's for sure! (no comments about me missing them)Wow all the good information on what I should look out for when I get home from almost two years in Korea. Also I am looking at moving to southern Georgia where the state is red and the Bible is still a best read book.