I've got a 97 Camaro RS 3.8l v6, the car will crank over but wont start. If I spray a little starter fluid in the intake it fires right up but wont stay running, also has a hot start problem so I know it's got to do with fuel not getting to the injectors. My question is what is the best way to test my fuel pump without dropping the tank? I was thinking disconnect the line after the fuel filter, try to start it and see if fuel came out, is this a good way to test or are there better more accurate ways?

Fuel filter is fairly new, maybe 5k miles on it and I rarely run my car under 1/8 tank of gas.