Tango,

Thanks a million - your advice has been VERY helpful. Loosening the other 4 lines did the trick and I was able to move the pump easily. I have noticed a couple of things: 1) the pump was about as far away from the engine as it would go, 2) rotating it closer to the engine effected the flow, but I have fuel coming out of the primer now as I push it. The more I rotate the pump toward the engine, the stream stops and I get drips, then nothing - if I am still pumping then, the fuel spills out the primer (quite messy). Is this right?

ryan

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RG Newell

1984 300D
1972 250
1986 560SL
1991 300CE