Holley fuel pump

I gotcha! It was line I got from a performance shop, and the mechanic there and I talked about fuel pressure. He sold it to me knowing what it was being used for and was familiar with the boat...hopefully it will work! Haha

Certainly I don't want to throw parts at it. I'm checking all connections from the pump to the carb to make sure I'm not losing pressure anywhere, and I'll be getting a pressure gauge. I'll let you know what I figure out.

Thanks!

Pbrainard,
The original had a small leak at the inlet of the carb. To be completely honest, I'm not sure about whether or not the new line is USCG approved; however, we don't have inspection or even a coast guard office where I am - and I only use the boat in a couple of lakes around town. It's braided cloth fuel line, so I'm not worried about rust. I haven't gotten a pressure gauge yet. I plan on getting one of those probably today. How much pressure is necessary to be effective?

Hi all.
I have a Holley 7072b on my 1990 ski - 351w. Yesterday, I rebuilt the carb and installed it. We had some trouble getting the fuel pump to prime, but eventually got it running, took it to the lake and began tuning at an idle speed. We determined that the accelerator pump needed tuning, but as it was late at night, decided to go in. Fast forward to today. I believed that the priming issue was pump related, so I went into a shop that sells a lot of Holley parts and picked up a Holley fuel pump for my 351w. I also grabbed some new fuel line, as I wanted the line to be braided from the pump to the carb. The new line is slightly longer than the old one. The problem I'm having is that for whatever reason, I can't get the boat to prime and fire. I have confirmed that the float bowls are full and there seems to be fuel going from the filter to the pump, but not from the pump to the carb.
Thoughts?? I'm at a loss.

Thanks!!

Caleb.