[dan fitz]

just finished putting in new rings, main and rod bearings and all new valves with an in-place rebuild. finished up everything, reconnected all the hoses and wires, nothing missing as far as i can tell but when i go to fire it up, holding my breath as always after a teardown, the engine cranks just fine but i could tell the fuel pump didn't start up. sure enough, no power to the pump measured at the connector under the back seat. fuses are fine, relay was switched with another identical one under the cover, still nothing. timing belt was put in properly, crank angle sensor looks good (no i didn't use the oil pan gasket) and even if there was some signal not going to the ecm, it seems like i should still hear the pump come on before cranking. it was all working fine before the rebuild, which i did for excessive smoke and bad valve in #3 cylinder. thought this car might have a fuel safety cutoff button somewhere but my manual doesn't indicate this. any ideas??? PS, 4 cylinder Throttle body injector, manual transmission. ALSO the fuel gauge is reading totally full but it was only at 1/3 tank when i started working on it, which i know was correct.