[Arlen]

Tow guys says, "what's wrong"

I say, "Catastrophic Engine Failure"

Which is how it looks to the 914 fresh fish. Got in the car, turn the ignition, the first turn of the starter sounds like normal, but then the tone changes, and the engine never catches.

Try again, same thing. Try it another 3-4 times, untill I hear the engine pick up--jumps up to 3000RPM (I was flooring it per the hanes maual "start up solutions", take off the gas--car dops to 800, I give it gas, engine gurgles like its struggling, low RPMs, dies. Try again, get low gurlging, chugging, RPM doesn't even register the engine is running--then "Perlunk!" I hear..

SH[bleeep]T!

Turn off everything, look below the car--gas is leaking all over the ground from above the exhuast tubing, along the engine case it seems, I can't get under far enough to see where it coming from.

Tow guys guess that the fuel line came uplugged and that was what I heard--but about five minutes before he said "Porsche is an Italian car, right?"....

Any ideas?