170k+ on the mileage...

Help me on the fuel deliver thought experiment... Important points are: Once running, car runs tremendously well. Absolutely no hesitation, and power production is robust, to say the least. Actually a very impresive engine, now that I feel it fully.

So by what mechanism would fuel be shut off (presumably?) while cranking, then turn on suddenly and fully after the third crank?

I mean, I was fully ready to blame injectors/fuel pump for my misfires, but these seem to not actually be in play. Or are they, in ways I don't understand?

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