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Ya know, Ive never had that as the problem. My fuel pressure may or may not be right there when I start cold in the morning depending on how well the backflow valve got seated, when I don't have pressure right away its just a few revolutions before I do, unless its been sitting a couple weeks and then sometimes I turn the key on and off a couple times.. When it sits over the winter and everything drains back it may take quite a bit of cranking unless I cycle the key, but I figure that gets oil back in the cooler and pressure up before it starts so I just crank it. Once in a while, even after a long winter, that backflow valve seats just right, and I get an almost instant start up after months of being idle. With carbs.... you crank the crap out of it with no way around it! With the battery in my Notch 8 years old next spring...... Keith If this only happens after the car has been parked for several hours, then the problem is probably just air in the fuel line. This seems to happen with a lot of the FI cars after they have cooled down after the heat soak that occurs after shutting down a hot engine. Here's how to tell if this is your problem: Drive the car normally one day and then park it when you're done for the day. After 3-4 hours, go back to the car and start it again. Get it running normally, but don't let it warm up. Then just shut it off. If it starts and runs on the first start the next morning, then air in the line was your problem. I have worked this problem over with several cars and have never found a perfect solution, but there are a couple of good work- arounds. The easiest one is to just turn the key on and off a few times to get the pump to run and fill the line. This might take 10-20 cycles to get all the air out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~