In a message dated 8/20/98 5:51:53 PM, dhaslup@EROLS.COM wrote:

<<On 20-Aug-98, Kristopher B. wrote:
> Hello all.. recently it has been very difficult to start my 82 diesel..
> I have to pump at the gas ferociously for it to finally catch, and this
> process can take up to 20 seconds or more... It's a new battery, I am
> using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed..>>

Did you test those glow plugs?  Take each one out and hook a battery charger
to it.  Put the red clamp on the threaded end, and the black on the base that
screws into your head.  Plug the charger in and if the glow plug doesn't glow
red after a couple of seconds, toss it and replace.

This may not be your problem since if it's warm where you are, you should be
able to start it without much effort.

Steve
'74 Campmobile