You may or may not hear the pump turn on. It depends on if its worn out and how much gas is in the tank. When you turn the key to "run", the pump should run for about 10 seconds. If after that 10 seconds the computer doesn't see an ignition signal, it will not run the pump. What happens sometimes is the TFI module (on the side of the distributor with a big plug in it) goes bad, it will not provide the computer with the ignition signal which will cause the fuel pump to not run. So basically be careful diagnosing this, because what seems like a fuel pump issue may not be.

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