thanks for the replies. first off the electric choke is unhooked, and turned open. as for the fuel pump, its one of the universal pumps from autozone. i looked it up and its rated at 4 to 6 psi. it is mounted right under the battery and is hooked to the resistor for the coil. i first thought that was the problem but i hooked it up with a relay and a different power source but no luck. i wanted to hook the manual pump back up but it looks like its right under the intake manifold. i downloaded a repair manual but it dont show how to get to it.