Good thread and was timely for me. Thank you PY people.
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Originally Posted by Skip Fix
Fill the carb bowls through the vent and it will light long enough to start sucking.
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I was skeptical but it really did take only a second or two to start pumping after getting fuel in the line from tank to pump. Shaker455 recommended I leave the line off the carb and this was good advice. I put about 1.5 oz. of gas in the vent of the dry carb and the engine fired after a couple pedal pumps. The line was routed into a gallon milk jug with a couple brass fittings and I could see gas flowing way before the carb ran dry.
The first gas out of the pump carried quite a bit of debris, even though I had a new tank, a new sender, and a new pump. Shaker's advice kept that stuff out of my carb.
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Originally Posted by Scott Thelander
I often leave the line off to pump if the tank or lines were dry
put a little air pressure in the tank with a rag around the air fitting to make a seal
and pump some air in the tank not alot ,,, just purge it ,,,
gas will come out at the pump
hook up the hose and fire it up
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This was a good idea but I did not want to risk blowing gas all over so I pulled the line at the pump and used a MityVac to prime the line to the pump. It took only a few pumps and was done without a mess.