What @Dirtyboy said. Think your problem is obviously on the intake side. Pump is running fine. I normally just run my hose thru a hole in bucket lid. A ninety will work, but just more connections you don’t need.
Thanks guys. I will break it down to it’s simplest form and give it another go. Tried to get to fancy and with the plumbing possibly 
Is it fully submerged and reaching the bottom of the bucket… should either be in pvc to keep straight down or have weight on the end… but there shouldn’t be that much air coming through the line.
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Yes and yes. I’m beginning to think the plumbing connections are bad somehow. I’m going to remove and just drop the line through the lid without all those connections as others have suggested
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I’d personally swap over to braided hose as well, I had issues with my downstream injector pick up tube until I made the swap. Might be flexing just enough to cause vacuum issues.
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Solved! @Anton_C_K @Nickski @OhioFloMo @Racer @Dirtyboy
That’s why I love this forum. Thanks for all the suggestions and making me go through and check things I didn’t think would be the issue. It turns out the plumbing fittings were the issue. Not really sure why, but when removed and running the hose straight down into the bucket, it works like a charm!
KISS wins again.
Thanks dudes.
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Good stuff. I have a similar set up with a 90, but it hasn’t been an issue, did you use thread locker or pipe dope?
Out of curiosity, did you oversize the intake side and neck down to the intake of the pump? Sometimes oversizing the flow counteracts the resistance/impedance of the 90. I have a 90 on my bypass to my tank, but that shouldn’t hurt anything as that is 3/4.
Glad it worked out for you. Just remember the deductive reasoning process and it will aid you throughout your career, works for just about everything in this game.
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Nope, running 3/8” on everything.
