I'm not a fan of blowing my motor up, and as stated, no fuel no run so I'll avoid the ether. This can and will be done without ether. Glow plugs are already on a switch, which'll be switched back to an automatic operation after I get it running.
I just picked up an 85 k5 with the 6.2. Previous owner said he ran it out of fuel and couldnt get it started after. It has fuel pressure at the bleeder, the pump is full of fuel, I hear the solenoid click and it moved no problem when I had the cover off. But it seems no matter how much I crank...
Splined end
I know this thread is a little old but, i just did this mod to my truck with thr splined collumn yesterday. All i had to do was grind flats .100 down on either side, then I used the bolt notch that was already in it for my pinch bolt to pass through. Everything went together the way...