unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 14, 2014 Trying start car after new tank. No blockages in lines etc, I cant get the fuel to draw through into the fuel filter. Drained the battery cranking it. I started it with fuel down the throat of carb easy as but mrs wouldnt crank over for me again to stand there feeding petrol into carb trying to get it running to draw fuel trough. Any way to prime it otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 14, 2014 Oh its an xe tank now too so fuel feed in in the bottom of tank not top like xd wagon usually is. Better imho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XFChris 126 Posted March 14, 2014 Is your fuel pump still good? A trick I saw a mate do was to block the intake completely while cranking the car to build enough vaccuum to suck fuel into the carb. You can either block off the intake snorkel on the air cleaner, or take off the air cleaner and use a plastic cup over the carb airhorn. But you need a working fuel pump for the above to work. 1 unfamilia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 15, 2014 Cup trick worked a treat! Thanks (oh I used a toilet brush cup cause it was just there in the gutter- at least was clean) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
