In-line gas line fuel filter

[19Fordy]

Could you have a defective diafragm inside the pump and the gas is going into your crankcase. Is there junk inside your gas tank that's impeding the gas flow or clogging filters or screen inside pump? Is there a gas leak anywhere?

[Lawson Cox]

Originally Posted by 51504bat

Don't use one of these. I had 2 on my '39 p/u and they both leaked where the glass attached to the end fittings. Only lasted a couple of months. Go with a solid metal filter.

A "solid metal filter"???? How do the gas get through that, Prithee? (The devil made me do it.)

[jtminor]

How would you prime the pump..... bowl is currently empty, dry....

[bobH]

With the inlet line open, squirt some fuel in. Or, if you had the pump loose, put the inlet in a source, and work the pump by hand.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by jtminor

Ok guys I need your help...
Installed inline filter, new fuel pump, new connector line to pump, gas fills up to the filter, looks OK ... no gas is filling the pump bowl....? What do you think..?

Odds are that you have an air leak. Fuel will not leak out, but air will enter and prevent the pump from filling with fuel. Filters are sold with stupid spring clips that never seal against air leaks. Go back to the auto supply and buy hose clamps for the win.