the starter on mine acts funny at times too. i notice if i glow past the light going out more then a few seconds its doesn't crank like it should almost like a wierd noise or like the starter or battery is bad. so i turn the key back to off and start over it pops right off but runs ruff and usually stubles and dies. then on the second start its fine, doesnt do this all the time but sparatically. All the glow plugs checkout fine via the dieselgiant diy glowplug checks