Yup I think Transgo makes a new plunger kit just for this problem if I remember correctly. That happened to Silvy Burby when I still had her. Somebody on here recommended that to me and it fixed it.
@yevgenievich is the one that recommended it.
@gtonut1 Beat the bottom of the fuel tank with your fist or a mallet a few times see if it kicks the pump in. You should also see fuel spraying out of the injectors in the throttle body while it is cranking.
I approve of this post. Will also come in handy for breaking the rust bond between the hub assembly and spindle. I wish I had thought of this actually haha. Good play sir.
If that's the case there should be a cotter pin running through the tin cover. I can't see that being the cover, if it was that would be an epic fail for the history books for COB but I don't see him being that naïve haha.