Normally, I would agree that if it would start before you worked on it and then it didn't start after, it must have been done wrong, but this old wreck never started easily under my ownership and required ether to get going before. I did the valve adjustment to hopefully help. I will go back and triple check that they aren't out of spec.

I am thinking of the conversion to parallel plugs, but may just stick new serial ones in until I can verify that this $350 ride is worth the $100 investment. If the power doesn't go out on me tonight, I will check and see if all of my glow plugs work for sure.

I had tried cranking after the block heater heated everything, but no success. I am running out of warm days.