i dont think you get what he means with "squirting"
look at the "pump shot" in this video
that wont happen on an empty bowl
you know, there are ways to test the fuel pump
simply fill the bowl of the carb with gas and disconnect the fuel line
route the fuel line into a cannister and fire up the car
let it run for a measured amount of time...30 or 60 seconds
then measure the amount of fuel in the cannister and times it by 60 (if you ran it for a minute) or 120 (if you ran it for 30 seconds) and you got you GPH fuel pump output
of course, if there is no fuel output it could mean a number of things
the jumper hose i mentioned before
the can eccentric could have come off
the pump itself could have failed
the sock on the pick up could be clogged
the fuel gauge could be faulty and the tank could be dry
