Phew! she started yersterday after a LOT of turning the starter. first it just seemed like it wanted to start for about a second. almost catching. after about 10 minutes of cranking it got more and more sounding lijke it was gwtting fuel. i hooked the battery up to my truck to keep the juice flowing and finally got it to turn over and stay running. i'm still confused as to why it would have taken so much. i obviously had fuel all the way to the injectors. maybe a pocket of air caught somewhere around the ip. anyway, i'll never run below a 1/4 tank again! what a hassle.
i STILL can't get my hand pump to lock down. welll, that'll be for another day.
Thanks for all the help guys. i appreciate it.

dale

1983 240D "The Grey Goose"