[greaseburner]

Some more questions. When you say good compression, what kind of PSI are you getting? Minimum spec is 250 PSI per cylinder, new spec is over 400 PSI. How did you adjust the valves after installing the head? There are markings on the flywheel, 1TC, 2TC, 3TC indicating when those cylinders are at TDC. When trying to start with starting fluid, which is not recommended, if the engine is hydrostatic locking, you are putting in WAY too much starting fluid. This is a 37 cu. in. engine (.6 of a liter or 600cc). 37 cu. in is less than 1/2 of the cu. in. of 1 cylinder of a 14 liter engine in a class 8 truck. Starting fluid does not burn, it EXPLODES. With that much starting fluid it will either blow the tips off the glow plug and then bury them into the tops of the pistons or the liquid starting fluid will sit between the piston and the cylinder wall, and when it ignites will melt the aluminum piston, break piston rings and score cylinder walls. I agree with the past post mentioned above. crack open the injectors and see if all three are getting fuel. Hang an injector off of a line and see if all three have enough pressure to pop the injector and have an adequate spray pattern. Diesel fuel has to be atomized in order to ignite from heat of compression.