You're welcome. Loose valves will actually be better for starting an engine vs. tight valves which may be so tight to be slightly open and allow compression to escape. The newer car has pin type of glow plugs which heat much faster than the older style. As a test, glow the old car three times before cranking it - that will cancel any differences between the two glow plug types. Then if the older motor still needs to crank a bit - and give it a bit of accelerator (gas) - then a compression test is needed to confirm that its compression isn't all that it should be. -- © 2008 T.G.Lambach. Publication in any form requires prior written permission.
