<VV> Need HELP ! Spyder won't start

[larry at forman.net]

Hi Ron,
I agree with Lonny about possibly being fuel starvation and a bad fuel 
pump.  You might have damaged the diaphram when you manually primed the 
float bowls.  It does not take much movement to get the pump working, 
but depending upon where the lobe is, you might over stress the 
diaphram.

My recommendation for the future is to get an electric fuel pump so 
you can prime the carb quickly and easily.  You could also fabricate a 
fitting to attach a fuel pump pressure/vacuum gauge and measure the 
fuel pump pressure to see if it is working.  Alternatively you could 
disconnect the line going to the carb and fasten a hose going into a 
catch basin.  Be very careful doing these things as raw fuel spurting 
around a hot engine or live high voltage could cause a fire.  I 
recommend always having a fire extinguisher handy when doing some of 
these fuel experiments.

Good luck,

Larry