This sounds like the procedure for a fuel injected engine.
The fuel pump in the carbureted engine has no effect on
engine starting except to make sure that about three pounds of fuel pressure
is obtained at the carb inlet.
This is a pressure regulated pump and will stop pumping
when the set pressure is reached. The method in the
manual usually is the best.

Good luck,

Skyking
"Lisa" wrote in message
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Cockpit Colin wrote:

Pump off - Throttle Full Open - Mixture Full Rich
Pump on (for 4 sec) then Pump Off
Throttle 1/2" - Mixture Idle Cut Off
Crank
Mixture Fully Rich when engine fires (and starts to run)

Is that the procedure in your POH? Except for the throttle setting, your
description most closely matches the Starting Engine when Flooded
procedure in
my POH. The normal cold & warm starts don't include cranking with Mixture
at
Cut-Off.