To close the loop on this thread I went with the primer bulb method as confirmed by CI and NJ300 because it made the most sense. West Marine was close to work and pulling the glow plugs really was reaching. I must say this is a great little trick for the om602 and om603 engines!! I put the primer bulb in-line starting at the metal fuel inlet in the engine bay and plugged the free end of fuel hose, with the primary filter, to the primer outlet and pumped away. I left the hard injector lines off the injectors but didn't get fuel there. After filling the lift pump and IP, I could see the bubbles disappear in the clear IP fuel lines while pumping, I didn't seem to be pushing fuel any longer using the primer bulb so I removed. I was okay with this, because again I had just replaced the injection pump, which was dry, and was dreading the constant crank, dead battery, crank cycle. Using this method, it took only 2 short cranking cycles and she fired up.

Thanks to all for the feedback!!

MarkC.

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1987 300DT 127K
1987 300TDT 283K (Sold)
1999 528iTa 75K
1991 300D 2.5T 214K - Dead Tranny
1984 300DT 375K (Sold)