[Tommy]

Originally Posted by saltshaker

the fuel tank has a pick up tube on the top of the tank which would mean thet the pick up goes from the top of the tank to almost the bottom...if I disconnect the fuel line at the pump (which I have) the only fuel that will come out is the fuel in the line not the fuel in the tank! I see nothing that would obstruct the flow of fuel in the path from the tank to the pump...I'm leaning towards a bad fuel pump!
Jon

Apparently your fuel pump is higher that the fuel level in your tank. If it were lower, siphoning action would draw fuel from the tank even if the pickup and parts of the fuel line were higher than the fuel level. That's what I meant by "gravity feed."