04-02-2023, 05:38 PM
(04-02-2023, 12:54 PM)Steve kay Wrote: Do mechanical pumps not all have a priming lever?
They mostly do have a hand lever for priming, but that means lifting the engine cover. Electric SU pump ticks and talks to you. Constant fast ticking = run out of petrol. A few ticks to begin with but then stops means the pump is working and has primed the carb. An occasional tick means all is good. Total silence might mean the carb is full or might mean a fault somewhere.
I have a mechanical pump on my seven, and from cold I prime the petrol and the oil by spinning the starting handle a dozen spins or so.