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Old 02-06-2017, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DanEC View Post
I don't know about bone dry but my Corvette has to be primed after a couple of days. It has a 60s era bowl vent in addition to the throat vent so it gets cross ventilation to speed up drying out.
Jeez, if I had to prime it after letting it sit for just two days I would suspect a nice leak. The accelerator pump ought to get gas to it past that little orange umbrella seal if you just have a half inch, or less, in the bottom of the bowl.
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