How many turns does it take approx to get fuel from the tank to the carb with empty fuel lines?

This assuming a primed carb..

turns? you mean turns of the engine with a mechanical pump? it ought to gravity feed most of the way, and a little bit to push it up behind the motor.... can't answer though, I use electric pumps

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Yep the mechanical. The gravity feed is less on a moke because the tank is lower

If the carb is primed it should draw enough fuel from the initial startup , maybe prime the carb twice and run it and it should be there . Also , if you're still having trouble , take the fuel line off the pump on the tank side and let it sit for a while so it gravity feeds to just below the fuel pump , then connect it and try again , just in case the pump is too dry to draw the fuel the full lenght of the line . Is there any filter in the way ? Maybe take the fuel tank off the mower and wire it above the engine bay to start the motor that way with a length of hose from the fuel pump to a bucket so the carb has fuel and the pump can freely draw the fuel . Electric pumps are so much easier though ...

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Cool, should have start tomorrow

Woohoo , a start followed by a burnout on your neighbours lawn I'm sure ....

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My mini has a mechanical fuel pump and i have run out of feul in a couple of times.

I just use some aerostart in the throat of the carby and the motor will start and run for a few seconds. Then I do the same thing again and possibly even a third or fourth time. By then the engine has made the fuel pump suck and push fuel into the carby and the car is running normally.

I do this because the starter motor is not whining away and drawing too much from the battery. I leave a couple of seconds between bursts of aerostart and restarts because i dont want a blow back of burning ether to ignite under the bonnet. But it doesn't take very long to get the fule up into the carby bowls.

I can actually drive about 1km on just the fuel in my fuel bowls (twins) - I know cos I can hear when the electric pump goes mad, and about 1km after that I stop... usually very close to the petrol station

so if you fill up the bowl, you ought to have there to start and run for a few minutes, so plenty to get the fuel up from the tank...

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no brakes yet, so not quite yet,

but I will be starting with no exhaust and the garage door open. I think I might need to rev it out as well

If you fill the float bowl on the carby it should pull the fuel up before it runs out.

But first check if your mower is a four stroke

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Nahh , don't worry about that , if it's two stroke just wait till the winds blowing towards your neighbour's place .

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