hehehe - well, by the time we got everything put back together, it was starting to get dark - and some of us (namely BOTH of us) had worked a full day at our jobs, and hadn't had dinner yet. So pulling the fuel line out of the carb wasn't at the top of the list after the car wouldn't start. It was more like what toppings do we want on the pizza!

I'll pull the line again, but I'm not expecting anything to happen. When we poured gas into the carb, the car did fine, but then died when it was used up, so I don't think gas is coming through the line at all to the carb - but we'll check that first.

So the question is - if we install the electric fuel pump (near the tank, b/c they like to push, rather than pull the gas - right?), do we need to bypass the mechanical fuel pump, or will gas flow through it?

And how do you drill holes to install the fuel pump so near to the gas tank (fumes, boom, etc)?