Fuel Line.............

Can you do this at the carb fiting or do you have to do it before the fuel line meets the pump ?

Good question, not really sure why you would need to do this though.

Missed the point, didn't you?

Guess I did...wErD. Hey, I'm gettin' old.

Good luck on the midterms.

Uh, a bilge pump is designed to pump water - not gas. How do you know that the gas won't just melt it OR (worse yet) it might just emit a spark and cause a fire.

Bad idea.

A67StangMaster said:

Ok i just got my enigne working the other day with starter fulid beacuse the fuel pump is not sucking the fuel out of the tank.. my qestion is that do i need to have feul in the line before I have it pump or is it supose to suck it out its self I ran it for about 5 min but there is no fuel comming out?

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Umm...I thought excessive use of starting fluid was harmful.

How did you determine that no fuel was coming out? Disconnect the coil, then disconnect the fuel line before the filter and run it into a suitable clear container (plastic soda bottle works well). Turn engine over and look for fuel.

If fuel comes out, you have old bad gas in your tank and it's clogging your filter.

If no gas comes out, pull the hose from the sending unit on the gas tank. If you have enough gas in the tank and the sending unit is not clogged, the gas will pour freely as soon as the hose is removed (so be careful if you do this).

If gas comes out of the tank, now you know its either the pump or the lines.

68RCodeConv said:

Uh, a bilge pump is designed to pump water - not gas. How do you know that the gas won't just melt it OR (worse yet) it might just emit a spark and cause a fire.

Bad idea.

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yeah he said bulge pump not bilge pump. they are common for outboard motors, i always called the bulb pumps.

Holy crow.