<VV> Do I need to prime fuel pump/fuel system?

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

With a good pump and lines with no air leaks, just cranking the engine will  
get fuel to the carbs. And pretty fast too. Not sure I want to tell everyone 
how  I know this... <G>
 
In a message dated 8/5/2008 2:34:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jhebrink at anvilcom.com writes:

Thanks  to all for the great advice over the past few months - I finally have
the  engine back together and back in my daughter's 66 Monza 110 PG.  I  am
trying to start it, and it will start if I pour a tablespoon of gas in  each
carb.  But I cannot keep it running because it is not drawing gas  from the
tank.  I checked the line at the rubber/metal connection just  in front of
the firewall, and no gas.  I can blow into that line and  hear bubbles in the
tank.  I am a little nervous about siphoning the  line by mouth, and I don't
have an adequate pump to draw gas to that  point.

Should the mechanical fuel pump be able to draw gas all the way  from the
tank if the line has not been purged?  In other words, do I  need to prime
the system, or vent the air that is in the line?  Or,  does this scenario
suggest I have a fault with my fuel pump?

The  good news is that I seem to have the timing close enough that the  engine
will actually run for as long as the gas in the carb holds  out.

Thanks,
Jedd
1966 Monza 110 PG 
Austin, TX

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