Thanks for the input/advice. My understanding is that if you switch to pencil GPs, you have to lose the "salt-shaker" indicator, which is something the traditionalist in me is not willing to do just yet.

Also, when GPs are in series, they all experience the same current simultaneously. And assuming the resistances are similar, they should also experience the same voltage drop simultaneously. So, if the resistances are similar, the dash resistor should glow at about the same time as the others.

Recently, I have had to give the vehicle a little throttle when starting, which is what troubles me. When the car was last used in its previous life (10 years ago), this was not the case. When the oil pressure is low, I would rather not be blipping the throttle (I am trying to get used to not calling it a gas pedal).

My next big step is to adjust the valves and then check the compression. But these jobs seem to amplify (e.g., while I have the GPs or injectors out, I might as well ... (fill in the blank)). So I am taking it slow right now.