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I'm wonderin' about the fuel pump itself. The whole point of the bail is for manual operation and decades ago that's exactly how we would prime new installations for testing - with the bail.

We'd pump, it would suck, the bail would stiffen (Stop that!!) and the engine would start.

So why won't yours prime itself? Bad check valve? Gasoline smell in the oil? Something not right here.