Hard Starting 240

[78240D]

Hey everyone,

As you may or may not know I am a new owner of a '78 240D 4spd. It has 128K miles on it. The PO had recently changed the glow plugs before I purchased it and done a fuel system cleaning(still the original style AFAIK, and not sure how severe the cleaning was), but it has some difficulty starting when cold. I haven't licensed it yet so it's been sitting. The glowplug light does come on for a full cycle, but it still starts hard.

I am new to diesels (especially 30yr old ones) and am not sure what to expect.

Thanks to all!