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Thanks, that's the direction I'm leaning towards, and I did bring all of my tools and I'm in an O'Reillys parking lot. I'll check that out tomorrow, hopefully it's the problem, and I can have it fixed and be back on the road. Appreciate all the help!

Haha, I'll give that a shot, thanks. A temporary fix has to get me to Seattle.

Yeah, it still turns over and sounds "healthy", if you will, with a steady RrRrRr. My first thought was a timing belt, since the breakdown happened rather dramatically. More so than just a fuel pump going out.

Alright, first post. Desperation has set in. 1988 GL Wagon. EA82 with the 1.8L. Driving along Highway 1 just south of Monterey, CA, pull over for a picture, pull back onto the highway and I'm getting back up to speed, shift into 4th gear and suddenly starts sputtering like I'm out of gas, hear a clunk from below and look back for a single second, and I'm pretty sure I saw a brownish smoke cloud behind me. Pulled over, shut 'er off and did what I could with the tools I had with me. I thought broken timing belt(s), so I removed the distributor cap, but the rotor still turns. Then I thought it may be an ignition issue, check for spark from the plugs, spark is there. So I figured it was a fuel delivery issue. Checked the fuel pump connector with a volt meter... no reading, so I checked the relay under the dash, jumped the relay, tried to start the car, and nothing. (pretty sure I was using the volt meter correctly). It's sitting in an O'Reillys parking lot in Carmel and I have to be in Seattle by Sunday night. I start a new job on Monday and as of right now, I have no idea what to try next. Camshaft sensor? Crank sensor? Anyone have any ideas?! Thank you!