Originally Posted by tonytales
I think the big issue on using reverse after landing with a massive fuel leak from the engine cowl would be that the fuel will be picked up and carried forward and then ingested into the engine inlet. This would cause the engine to "run away" and not respond to the throttle.
Actually, I'd expect a he!l of a compressor stall with fire belching out the intake.
A Diesel might run away with excess fuel, but most jet engines protest loudly.
Spectacular compressor stalls and uncontrolled fuel spillage are nothing to be trifled with. Seen it up close and it wasn't pretty.