Do you wait for the check engine light to go off before you start cranking?

"alan" <no-longer-valid@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 97 integra
>
> Even when the fuel pump is primed, I still have instances where it takes
> about a half dozen cranks (~3 seconds)to start the engine. I am
> wondering if this is normal? My former Civic usually started with less
> than 3 cranks.