fuel line has leak or fuel filter needs to be replaced
If the filter is mounted in the fuel tank, no. It is replaced when the fuel pump is replaced. If the filter is mounted in the fuel line it should have been replaced every 50,000 miles.
If the fuel line is the metal line and bent then it needs to be replaced with an exact replacement to fit properly. If its the rubber line then the line can be bought by the foot at a local auto parts.
Basically, the engine will not turn over. No fuel is getting to the engine. Disconnect fuel line at engine. Place line into container. 'Bump' engine and see if fuel is being delivered. If not, fuel pump. Another quick test is to get some gas and put a small amount directly in the injector/carb. Attempt to crank. If it briefly turns over and then off then fuel is not being delivered.
Air in the fuel line?? There is a filter in your tank that may need to be replaced.
If its leaking or has been bent or crushed it needs replacing.
You might have air in the line, from the new fuel filter being empty. If you didn't put some fuel in it before you hooked it up, you probably just ran on whatever was alread in the line between the filter and the engine.
If the fuel filter is not located anywhere in the fueline, that is, if you are unable to visualize it in the fuel line, look in the carburator. It should be located where the fuel line goes into the carburator. Disconnect the line, and then remove the larger nut behind that, and the fuel filter should be behind that. Not knowing your vehicle history, someone could have replaced the fuel line, and didn't put an in-line fuel filter back in.
being that fuel pump is in the gas tank I would remove the fuel line at the filter then turn on ignition being that fuel pump is in the gas tank I would remove the fuel line at the filter then turn on ignition
Just turn on the ignition and the fuel pump will build up pressure. In rare cases you may need to use a starter fluid to start the engine until it primes the fuel line.
You can have sediment in the fuel line, a pinhole in a fuel line, or, in one case, a mechanic replaced a gas cap and it took care of the problem. That shocked the owner of the vehicle! He still does not believe it, but it happened.
Disconnect the fuel line that goes from the pump to the fuel filter and check for flow - if you get fuel there, the pump is ok. If not, the pump needs to be replaced. If ok, re-connect the fuel line and disconnect the line that comes out of the filter (filter to engine) and checlk for flow. If little or no flow, replace the filter. If filter is ok, reconnect the fuel line and look for an obstruction further up the line. You could also trouble-shoot in reverse by disconnecting the fuel line where it connects at the engine and checking for flow there. Then just work backwards from there.