Check the oil pressure switch connections as bad connections here or in the oil pressure switch can prevent the fuel pump running - what "should" happen when you go to start the car is you turn the key ....fuel pump will prime (run) for 2 seconds....engine cranks, fires and starts....oil pressure builds up immediately in engine and oil pressure switch then supplies power to the fuel pump. If the oil pressure switch does not detect oil pressure there will be no power to the fuel pump....no fuel = no run.
You could try the following: at the oil pressure switch remove the connector and bridge between the red and violet wire - this should then supply power to the fuel pump whenever the ignition is switched on. Do this as a temporary measure to see if the oil pressure switch is the problem - usually happens after someone has waterblasted the engine to clean it and this shorts the switch contacts.
Thanks for the advice. I will check that too, still no lucking getting the papper clip idea to work at all, grrrrr