1.- If the hand primer pump is also the lift pump I would agree that it would be an economical place to start at the worst you would have a spare hand primer pump. Because I believe it sounds to all of us that he has a fuel delivery problem (of cource that is providing the SL3105 uses the same pump assy as the TY395, the parts people would be the answer there.
2. - yes you disgress, There is (a) nothing wrong with the installation of the electric fuel pump I installed in my Bobcat and (b)your little news blerb never meantioned fuel one way or another as a matter of fact on a dairy farm I'd be looking at the machine being caked up underneath with crap and straw, guess what it burns real good when you get enought friction going. But I disgress and I'm not going to go cherry pick a news blerb.
2. - yes you disgress, There is (a) nothing wrong with the installation of the electric fuel pump I installed in my Bobcat and (b)your little news blerb never meantioned fuel one way or another as a matter of fact on a dairy farm I'd be looking at the machine being caked up underneath with crap and straw, guess what it burns real good when you get enought friction going. But I disgress and I'm not going to go cherry pick a news blerb.