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The local garage does not want to because it may turn into more than the timing chain, and they don't want to use up the floor space waiting on decisions and parts....If the chain broke you will probably also at least need the timing cover as well. This is probably a fix that you could do. If...

Great idea, you could probably even use you finger to tell if it is creating vacuum!

An alternative way to test for the timing chain would be to pull the oil fill pipe off and watch the gear when the engine turns over.

If it does not fire on starting fluid, you do not have a fuel problem that is keeping you from running. You may not be getting fuel because you changed your fuel filter and the injector pump is still not primed yet. You need to do a compression test. Even if you were getting fuel it would not...

Unfortunately by changing the filter you are making it harder to troubleshoot. With the key on check for 12V on the injector pump shutoff solenoid (the pink wire). If you have voltage I would try a very small shot of starting fluid to see if it fires. Remove voltage to the glow plugs first...

Why did you change the filter?

I don't understand. You say that it quit while driving, so you changed the fuel filter? and now you can't prime it even thought the fuel pump is working? When you primed the filter if fuel came out of the vent, then its is primed. Did this happen?