I really appreciate all the input I've recieved from you guys of such great knowledge. I was pondering the first thing to tackle when I head out to the garage tommorrow, and thought maybe I could start with a compression check to see if I have any dead cylinders. Problem is I don't know where/how to pull glow plugs....if this is the proper place to screw in the guage. any hints on this would be great.
Also, how might I check the turbo for foul play? As in, how will I know if the rebuilt turbo is shot? Is there a specific test I can do to it?

Thanks in advance for all your wisdom........skip in VA