fuel priming issues

[Wildstreak]

So I got to the stage of seeing if my cummins swap would run... and it did, I had the fuel lines into a jerry can just untill I got my fuel lines made. It was running then died, I thought ok ill run the new lines. Until I noticed something, the fuel filter is bone dry and nothing had been taken from the jerry can. I tried priming for about two hours last night got nowhere and after using smaller pop bottles to confirm no fuel is being drawn when I prime.

I havent removed anything in the fuel warmer and pre filter since the swap. its still the same, is there anything in there that could stop it from priming the filter?

it did prime the new fuel lines, I pulled them off and sucked and they had fuel in them, it just seams like its not getting to the filter. Any ideas would be appreciated Im stumped and new to diesels.

Edit: update, I pressurized the pop bottle with my compressor and it filled the fuel filter and then I was able to bleed the injectors and get it to run. But it doesnt seam to be drawing fuel from the bottle.