This morning I disassembled the pump, everything looked fine, so I reassembled. I also confirmed there was no obstructions in the line. I then re-siliconed the o-ring on the basket lid, filled up the basket and re-tightened the lid. I started it up still would not prime. Shut it down, switched to spa mode, tried it again and to my disbelief it primed. So, I let it run a little while, switched to pool mode, and it continued to work. I've not yet shut it off to see if it will re-start as I need to get the pool clean.

Hopefully, all is now well.

Thanks,
Kevin