Now sometimes I have to try two or three times to get it started?

First I would check fuel pressure when you get the extended crank. There are so many problems with these fuel pumps, thats where I look first. I find in most cases the connector on the fuel pump is melted on the gray wire or the black wire due to high resistance. There is a amp draw test you can do on the fuel pump test lead if you have a multimeter with a 10 amp dc test port on the meter. These pumps should be pulling 10 amps if its good when I find they have less than ten amps there is a problem in pump or wiring causing the problem

Hello
Thanks for adding your input. Even thought the post is years old it might help someone with similar issues. Thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-