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Fuel pump priming, 142E 140-160

posted by  someone claiming to be Ross on  Mon Apr 1 07:55 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Hi,

I drained the tank on my 1971 142E so I could replace the hose to the fuel pump and check to see if the (noisy) fuel pump was plugged with dirt. I put two gallons of gas in the tank and tried to start the car, but the pump wasn't pumping. I tried to prime the pump by sucking gas through with a small vacuum pump, but it still won't start.

My question: do I need to add more gas to the tank until the pump will self prime, or did I destroy the pump taking it apart?

Thanks for you help.

Ross






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