Volks,
  When the key is turned to the 'on' position and I put my ear near the
fuel pump, I should hear something, yes?

  Recently, my bus has been refusing to start after being parked outside
overnight in the rain.  The engine turns over, the ISV hums, but it
doesn't catch until things dry off a bit outside.  There's no water in
the engine compartment, and the distributor is dry.  No loose wires.

  Usually, I can hear the fuel pump when the bus is idling (it's an old
pump), but as I sat in the cab yesterday cursing my luck, I realized
that I couldn't hear the pump with the key in the on position.  Maybe
it's given up the ghost?

Best,
d.