I was working under the hood of the car while it was idling normally when suddenly it just died as if the ignition switch had been turned off. I tried to start the car several times. It will start like normal but only idles 3-5 seconds before dying. I removed the breather assy. and I can see that the injectors are supplying fuel for the short period of time. The check engine light does not come on until the engine dies. Any suggestions as to what could cause this problem?

I have an '82 and ran into a similar issue about 6 months ago while the car sat around getting a new interior.

For a while, the car would not stay running, yet what fuel did get to the throttle bodies, was quickly consumed within seconds. We then started the troubleshooting and while we had the chance, the mechanic changed out the idle air controls and replaced the coolant sensor. Although fuel continued reaching the injectors, the fix was a false positive. The car would start, and would immediately consume what fuel made it to the engine, then shut down. The fix??