OK glow plugs it is...
My compression is fine, the car runs great, valves are adjusted, and any other time other than when it has sat for hours, it starts before one cylinder has fired, thats how good. Cranking is nearly nonexistant on my engine. Its just when at temps below 20.
I use a 50/50 mix of delvac 1 and delvac 1300. I think with this next oil change Ill do M1 15w-50, with a few quarts of the 0w-40 (which after 5k miles shears to a high 30wt, BTW) to make it a little thinner.
But I guess Ill bite the bullet and change the glowplugs... Being that most anytime the car starts so great, and considering the resistance test shows them all OK, I figured that are good, and from my other thread about changing them, I really felt leaving them is the best thing. But for $10.99 for bosch plugs at autozone, I guess Ill change them out. I think this ought to help, from everyones replies. I guess one or two plugs are just weak.
Thanks for the replies, I guess I wont pursue the intake idea... I didnt really know how much heat a glowplug puts out, but I guess it isnt enough.
JMH
P.S. A block heater is no good because I live in an apartment with a parking lot, and dont have a plug. And running 100ft of extension cord isnt the greatest idea
