Weird thing happened to me today. I went to go start my car, it glowed and then I go to crank and it cranks but doesn't fire off. I had to do this for 10 minutes with resting for the starter.

After the first go I went under the hood and checked that the fuel was primed which it was, I was curious since the car is now parked on an incline with the nose pointing down(decline?). Oil was fine, coolant fine, intake clear, exhaust clear. Glow plugs were getting power, no vac lines unconnected, battery connected.

I called my mechanic, Pierre and he said the shut off valve could be sticking but why would it start sticking suddenly?

I just got back from hanging out with some friends and the starting issue was present... again.

In the morning I'll pull a vacuum on the valve and see whats up.

any thoughts?