Originally Posted by Baja Rooster

Electric pumps pull fuel just fine, for awhile. Siphon gas out of a gas can at work bench height while standing over the can and then siphon gas while lower than the can and see the difference in effort required. The harder an electric motor has to work the more heat it creates and it's the heat that kills it eventually.

Originally Posted by mike tkach

incorrect statement.electric pump will not pull fuel just fine,a mechanical pump can suck fuel uphill,try pulling fuel uphill with an electric fuel pump.