As per Dougs comment, if your pump is located here (pic showing my
Canadian Pump. For those keeping score, it's a ShurFlo Nautilus
upgrade I did):

http://tinyurl.com/2fp9bvr

why not pull the hose off the pump *outlet*, see if water spouts out,
panic, get the crackers and coffee etc. wet, and put hose back on.

?

Spiders only like living in the Dometic combustion chamber. Maybe Mr.
Squirrel could post a video to youtube showing the correct spider
sucking technique?

Heh, heh, heh.

Neil.

On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
> Yup I'm in Winnipeg with my simple Canadian pump staring me in the face. �Since i never had to prime the pump by sucking on it in the past I have to admit I don't want to start now.
>
> Besides if I suck I'll probably end up with a spider in my mouth. �Maybe I'll start by blowing.
>
> Jeff
>
> On 2010-05-29, at 9:03 PM, Doug Alcock wrote:
>
>>>> but I have learned that
>>>> the pump sometimes has to be primed on my van. So I wrap my lips
>>>> around
>>>> the faucet, turn on the pump, and suck.
>>
>> Yes the pump can need priming. I'm pretty sure Jeff is from Winnipeg which
>> means he has a Canadian Westy with the water pump under the sink rather than
>> in the tank. That's what I have in my 84. I prime the pump by pulling
>> off the hose that leads to the tank for a second. The tank's pressure fills
>> the hose -- I then jam it back on the pump -- put the clamp back on and the
>> tap will now work. I had never though of the more intimate method described
>> above :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doug
>

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