Priming 3208T?

[bubblerboy64]

Alan, No project I have attempted on my Bird has gone as routinely as
it should have. On the other hand with the help of my friends I have
gotten it done. If it was mine I have a manual pump right at the
fuel filter. I would remove the filter and fill it with fuel and
then crack one or two of the injector nuts and pump fuel thru the
system and see if that works. Not certain this is correct but its
what I would try until better heads are available. Lets see how far
off I am.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC
>
> So, last week I decided to do some "routine" maintenance on my Bird.
> Why is it that I always get into something when I do routine
> maintenance?
>
> How do I prime my 87 3208T? I read some posts about a "prime pump",
> but I don't know if mine has one. Below is how I got to this
problem,
> if it matters.
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
> 87FC35
>
> Here's what happened. I took off my doghouse, which included
> disconnecting the guage on the side of the doghouse for the Racor.
> Later on, I decided I needed to turn my Bird around so I would be in
> the shade. While I was moving it, it started idling rough. Being the
> quick thinker that I am, I remembered the hose that was connected to
> the Racor. When I put my finger over the hose, it started running
> better. I finished turning it around, left it running to go check on
> if I had it positioned where I wanted it (now without my finger on
the
> hose). It then started idling rough again and died.
>
> I finished my maintenance, reconnected the racor guage and tried to
> start it, but it seems to not be getting fuel. I'm pretty sure it
had
> something to do with my disconnecting the guage.
>