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tobybul · #5 06-06-2010, 09:56 PM

Guys, you are making this more complicated than it should be.

After Post # 4, I got it to start

I primed the system just like I always have. I can tell you that it is necessary to crack open the topmost bolt above the spin-on filter to let air out. Cracking open the 'exit' bolt does not always do it.

Otherwise, as Brian said, you will let air into the IP which the IP does not like.

In my case, I think it was taking longer to prime because the lines between the tank and the engine were empty. The 2nd filter was also 2/3rd full of which I filled manually thru the topmost bolt hole. This assited in filling the system faster and made the priming work better.

Just a few more pumps after that and I could see the system getting filled. Cracked that topmost bolt open to let residual air out and tightened it up.

Turned the ignition and halleluia!! Thanks for eveyone's suggestions.

......... and the winner is.... Mr Brian Carlton.