[Greg Reid]

My '97 Dodge Ram just started doing something that I'm afraid may be small warning that something is about ready to crap out. I know there are MANY possiblities but I'm mostly throwing this out there just in case someone with the same vehicle has seen the same problem and fixed it.
You know how modern vehicles only require maybe one second cranking and no accelerator movement to start?
The last two weeks I've had to crank mine two or three seconds. Yesterday for four maybe five or six seconds to start.
I just discovered yesterday that I can press the accelerator while cranking and it'll start immediately. Kind of like we normally may have to do to cars made back in the '60s and '70s.
I'm thinking that means it's a fuel related problem and not electrical.
The truck runs just fine otherwise. No hesitation, skipping, etc. that I've noticed so I think the fuel pump is workng properly, filter is open, etc..

I'm wondering if there's some type of throttle positioning or fuel delivery device that gives it an "initial shot" on startup maybe? Anything like that?