I've still been lurking here some, but haven't posted in quite some time. The 142 was pushed aside for awhile due a lot of work on my 280Z and VW Westy. Now the Volvo is back in the garage and getting attention. It "ran when parked" and was started periodically, but has refused to start for a few months. I traced the issue to no spark and a new IPD ignition kit (cap, rotor, points, condenser) + wires got it to spark! I had replaced all but the wires before, but they were NOS parts that were in the trunk when I got the car. I think that storage, but my parking the car for a while resulted in corrosion.

So, it started to sputter to life last night, but then I smelled fuel. It seems I have at least one leaking injector, as it was leaking a mix of fuel and oil out of the front crank seal! Well, I guess we've confirmed the accumulator works in maintaining pressure in the system.

I drained the crank case and got quite a bit of this mixture out of it - it's much thinner than oil should be. So - I'll be letting it air out while I assess and address the injectors. Then I'll put new oil in it and see if it starts up. I assume I'll need to address the front crank seal soon and possibly the rear seal (?). I'm sure those felt seals weren't meant to be holding back a bath of gasoline (as evidenced by the leak).

I welcome any tips on dealing with a "fuel-soaked" engine. I'm thiking I should squirt a little oil in each spark plug hole, but otherwise treat it normally, then, if it's running, change the oil sooner than normal. Good news is it was never actually running in this condition, so there was no idling or revving with diluted engine oil - only cranking while attempting to start. Hopefully, that means there hasn't been friction damage!