Well, folks, I was a little less than overwhelmed by my original request for help, but making the request counts as due diligence, I suppose...

I fixed the problem, although I'm not quite sure how I did it. It seemed like the cylinders were flooding, so I suspected the FPR. The vacuum line from the manifold was hard and a little loose, so that may have been the problem. I also swapped in a spare AMM and left the cylinders open to the air for two days to help vaporize any residual fuel. Fired right up! If I weren't so lazy I'd probably swap the original AMM to help pinpoint the exact cause of the problem, but what the heck!

Oh, yeah, one more thing. This time I tried to start the car using the "lucky key." This is a closely held secret, but the valet key has special mojo for just such emergencies. However, do not resort to the mojo key before exhausting all possible temporal remedies for your problem. Save it for times when you really need it!
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'88 244GL, '89 244GL, '90 244DL, '91 244, '92 244

Glen, I looked at your plea for help and decided the reply advising you dry out your cylinders was the best plan I could come up with. I didn't "chime in" with a "me too" but indeed looked forward to the results of your promised attempt at just that.

http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=911804

Now I'm glad you've got it started.

But I suppose we can all wonder about hardened vacuum lines, mojo keys and the character of unmeasured air measuring devices.

As you say, what the heck, we're here for the community in brickdom; just so's you keep on rollin'.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

You're right, Art, as usual. In rereading my post, one thing stands out: I gotta be more concise! You and the guy who responded were probably the only readers who made it to the end of the message without dozing off!
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'88 244GL, '89 244GL, '90 244DL, '91 244, '92 244

No, if you are going for number of replies and possibly building a "consensus" by votes, then by all means, be so concise that you convey no useful information.

Then everyone reading will feel they have something to say about it, even if warm fuzzies.

But instead you put a complete analysis together with your own hypotheses and every relevent clue, needing only a nod to continue your course of action, which was, in my estimation the correct one. So I figured any reply I could make would be redundant.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore