I'm at a loss. Did a search on bleeding air from fuel lines. here's what I have going on...

OM616 motor out of a 1980 240D - pencil glow plugs - using the tock mercedes gp relay with self-timer.

The motor is installed in a 1967 Land Rover. I have the wires from the glow plug relay going as follows (following the mercedes wiring diagram):

Main 12v lead to the positive side of my starter switch/starter.

Intact 80amp fuse

wire to switchable 12v post on my ignition switch (turn key to supply 12v to system)

wire to started side of starter switch to deactivate GP's upon pushing the starter button

ground wire

wire to GP indictor light on dash (successfully lights upon turning the key and goes out after 5-7 seconds.

*GP relay "clicks" on upon turning key.

My problem is that I'm not getting fuel to the injectors. The motor was running when I pulled it out of the 1980 240D. I installed the motor in the truck with new fuel lines from and to the tank, new prefilter, new spin-on fuel filter. I've primed the system with the hand pump and have fuel to both filters and feeding all the way back through the return back to the tank. When I cracked the steel fuel lines to the injectors to bleed the system, I only get fuel to the #4 injector - the other are apparently not getting fuel. I've cranked and cranked and cranked but still don't have fuel getting to the injectors. After talking to a very experienced mercedes tech at MBI motors here in portland he advised me to use a shot of ether i nthe intake mainfold and crank away. Funny thing is is that even with the ether the motor really doesn't fire over. It acts like it wants to a little then goes back to a "dry" crank. (he advised using some ether to fire the motor intermittently to help suck fuel up to the injectors, while they were still sealed, not cracked).

What am I missing, or what might be wrong?!

I have to get this thing started...

Any advise or tricks?

THANKS, and feel free to call for any advice if its easier! I'll check the post again in just a little bit.

THANKS