i.p pump 1980 300d under vaccum

why does the primer pump act like it is under vaccum? i have tried to prime the i.p. pump up but, when i pull the primer plunger up it is very hard to pull and will "snap" out of my hand if i let it go. then the fuel in the filter "boils" with air bubbles. anyone else have this happen? 1980 300d .. been sitting for years. car starts but dies.

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