Gordon,
I would prime carb by removing the fuel line from carb and then use a short 5" line to carb inlet and a small funnel to put 1/2 a cup of gas into carb and use the funnel to prime the fuel pump by pouring 1/10th cup down the fuel line to the pump. Re-attatch fuel line to carb and fire it up, it should run for 2 minutes on the gas in the carb and be enough to get the fuel pump going. You gotta love the sound when it's 1st fired!
Perry.