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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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i forgot to prime the fuel pump! is it that important?!? should i take it back out?
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 08:12 AM
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huh?
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think somebody gave you some bad info.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Yea, it's self priming. Just cyle the key on you should hear the pump run for about 2 secs. key off for about 10 sec then cyle the key on again. If you did everything right there should be sufficient fuel pressure to start the engine.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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oh ok cool! the instructions that came with the kit said to prime it... but i guess BlkHwk got it for me! thanks brothers! LOL! Happy Racing!
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