Check valve in the filter holds that well since I they don't go long enough between start ups for that to be an issue .............. that I'v noticed anyway, I have to spin them to crank them so the oil pressure is good by the time it fires.

OK, don't laugh me out of the room. It's not original and you'd probably want to hide it, but how 'bout trying a primer ball like on a boat's fuel system. Open the hood, squeeze it a couple times, and crank it up...

Strangely enough, that thought did cross my mind, but in the end I could concile a power wire to a pump more easily.

Anyone recommend an inline pump that doesn't require mounting? IE would fit in the rubber hose like na inline filter. Restricting flow when it was off would also be a concern.

It seems like mopar346's problem has been answered. It's evaporation.

I'd like to add priming SHOULD not be pouring fuel down the venturi. That is a good method of drying off the cylinder walls. Especially when 90% of us will be pouring in way too much. Use a squirt bottle to add 10 or 20 mL into the front bowl. Then you can control the pump shot with the throttle just before you crank.

As for spinning the starter with to build fuel and oil pressure. I'm also guilty of doing this in the past but when you consider oil will not reach the piston rings, wrist pins and walls. Instant fire up is better for engine life.

My front bowl isn't attached to pump to shoot.

I busted off my Coronet today after a 2 week sleep, it is the one I put a tank of high(er) octane non-ethanol in before I left. Pushed the pedal twice and spin it, busted right off. I'll try a different car this week.

Then you understand which bowl to fill.

I filled the tank of the AAR today with the good stuff, I'll let it sit for a week or so and see how it acts and report back.