Relays?

[Derek Daily <ddaily@SMTPGW.MITSUICOMTEK.COM>]

Rookie question:
Many people suggest "running the entire 12v from the battery to the
fuel pump" to see if the relay is at fault for starting woes.
To do this may I simply pull out the #2 relay for the fuel pump and
then proceed to START the car?
Or when people say this are they meaning only to READ the current at
the fuel pump before starting?
I.e. do I need to somehow physically run current from the battery by
some external cable?
TIA
SquirleyD
86 VW Qtm Syn