FIXED IT -- the BF130 is up and running with a new VST & High Pressure pump!!
Not picking any sides, but it turns out CHawk was correct -- it took a little extra effort to fire it up.
After rechecking all the electrical and fuel line connections to the new VST/HP Pump, I pumped the bulb maybe 25 times, ran the "switch on" cycle several times to pressurize the tank, and then I had my wife try to start it as I pumped the bulb...
...nothing...
..uh on -- not the result we wanted...
So I pumped the bulb maybe 20 more times; then tilted the motor up and opened the VST drain and some fuel drained out; so I pumped the bulb a few more times to see that with each pump, more fuel came out the drain.
Then I lowered the motor, and while I thought about grabbing my wife's stethoscope (as she is a Medical Assistant), I literally put my ear up against the new VST and listened to hear fuel trickling into the VST with each squeeze of the bulb. Rather than fast pumps, I slowly squeezed the bulb, kept it squeezed for a second or two, and then released it and did it again -- maybe 25 more times. I don't know whether it was full or not, but I could hear that it had more fuel (by the way it sounded as it filled).
Then I disconnected the safety lanyard and hit the starter -- leaving the switch "on" -- and by doing this, the high pressure pump runs for more than the 2 seconds as it typically does at startup. I let it sit pressurizing for maybe 30 seconds. After that, I reconnected the safety lanyard, and instead of having the neutral throttle lever halfway up -- I went for broke, and held it all the way up and hit the starter --
...and VROOM she started up!
She sounded great and had a great pee stream (much better than mine, but I'm 40 years older than the motor...) so I let her run for another 15 minutes or so. Several times I advanced the throttle while looking for signs of any fuel leaks, and all is well.
It turns out that Honda of South Georgia (FAST shipping by the way!) not only sent me the new VST & High Pressure Pump -- I also got a new fuel rail and EVERY fuel line from the fuel rail to the VST/Pump, back to the onboard Fuel/Water Separator -- with a new one of those too -- and the curly lines to the low pressure fuel filter. That latter piece wasn't included, but mine LP filter is new anyhow. Plus they included new o-rings, screws and fuel line clips. I will replace all the 20 year old fuel lines some other day -- as I guess I was too eager to get it going today.
Am now planning to go fishing tomorrow!!!
I hope this helps someone else.
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