>I noticed that when I turn the key to the position just before cranking the engine I do > not hear the hum of the fuel pump, like I do in my 81. If I crank the engine, and it > does not turnover, I then hear the humming fuel pump for > just a few seconds >Joe P The fuel pump runs through the RPM relay and needs the engine to be cranking before it runs. It runs a few seconds and if the relay doesn't sense the engine starting, it shuts the pump off to prevent flooding. That's why continuous cranking isn't the right way to get fuel to the engine. Repeated cranking with the key turned off between crankings will restart the fuel pump each time. Bruce Benson