After Taxes wrote:Source of the post....I never filled the new filters with fuel prior to spinning them on, and experienced no issues on start up. However, an old salt boater told me that he always fills his new filters with fuel before installing them, as he is preventing an air lock or issues with the fuel pump.
Does anyone have comments or experience in this?
Cheers all,
Steve
Some electric fuel pumps will fail much quicker than normal if they run dry for just a few seconds as they are lubricated by the fuel they pump. I err on the side of caution and fill the filter first.