hard to start

[king-of-battle@worldnet.att.net]

My FI 1600 eng is giving me problems when I try to start it after it has
sat for quite a few hours.  I haven't quite figured out if I'm giving it
too much gas, not enough gas, or should you even give a FI eng gas to
start it.  After quite a few cranks it finally will idle.  If It starts
and I try to give it gas it'll die immediately.  But after a while when
I get it to start without giving it gas, if I let it idle for a few
minutes it good.  What can I do to remedy this and have it crank right
up at any time?  And does the electric fuel pump just prime the carb
when you turn on the ignition?  How exactly does it work?

charles 
'69 fastback