No fuel being pumped

I always used to disconnect the battery an pull the alternator---the extra 2 minutes work made getting "down there" to the pump SO much easier.

All I ever did was to get my finger in there under the pushrod and bump the engine around until the pushrod was "up." Seems to me that if the rod falls clear down, it is a little trouble to get it up. Hell, it's been 30 years since I pulled an RB pump.

If the pump is gummed up I'd replace it.