The Situation: I installed a 1984 AMC 360 into my 1980 CJ7. I have also installed a DUI distributor with new plugs and plug wires. The engine would not continue to run but will kick-over with "starter" spray into carb. I am using a new battery with a new starter. The first thing I noticed was no fuel at the carb (MC 2150). I used my air compressor and a rag to build some pressure at the fuel tank and got fuel to the fuel filter but none out of the filter. The filter has one inlet on the tank side and an outlet (to the mechanical pump) plus another (smaller) for the vapor line back to tank. The tank, hard SS supply line, fuel pump, and fuel filter are all new. If I eliminate the fuel filter from my current fuel system set-up...and allow fuel to flow into the pump w/o the 3-way filter, my guess would be that the engine will start and run. Would the filter with the vapor line cause a block to the fuel flow? What am I doing wrong?