Ok. I've had the afc arm all the way up and down, still doesn't get full throttle during cranking. It does help though if i blip the throttle against the afc arm though, that .xxxmm of travel is just enough to get it to fire.
I consulted with my old fuel shop manager. All personal pumps I did without plates. That is why I remember cranking being such high fuel delivery.
"Yeah. It drops onto the lower part of the fuel plate. That controls how much rack you get for starting. If you adjust the governor arm it also will mess with your torque curve."
Glad I could clear this up. There is already enough false information floating around.
From what I recall, when we ran pumps on the stand they went to full rack. They might just hit the plate though. Reviewing an old 911 pump I did, it shows 11.7mm of rack @ 157cc'ss during cranking. 100rpm(half of engine speed). I'll try to get back with verified info at a later date. Been 5.5 year since I've worked at a pump shop. Feeling a little rusty going back through my notes and it looking like Greek.