Take it from an irrigator... don't run that engine without the pump full of water!!!!
Yes, it's supposed to prime with that silly glass tube. Odds are you will have a vaccum leak somewhere, and it won't prime before you burn out the pump seal. And then you will learn about how to take the pump apart, availability of Hale seals, bearings etc.
Priming with a small sump pump, ajacent waterhose, etc. will save you a lot of headaches.
If you need to run the engine, it would be wise remove the pump from the flywheel to get the engine running.
Good luck.
PS- We have a similar unit... only ours was Army green (now rust) and was surplus from WW2. And we irrigated with it til 2005! So they do work.
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