Well, the 8 mile drive I described was on petrodiesel. When it died at the stoplight I was running on petrodiesel. All of these issues occur regardless veg/diesel. I have separate fuel filters, three solenoid valves, and a check valve after the diesel filter so I am sure I am not getting cross contamination with my fuels. I understand veg oil is controversial, but the symptoms I'm describing don't deal with the veg oil components, as I don't start on veg oil.

I thought minimum compression on this engine was 200psi? Does anyone have functional engines with compression like mine?

All glow plugs are confirmed operational. I usually run the plugs for 25-30 seconds before cranking. Are you suggestion an afterglow relay to run the plugs when the engine is already warmed up? My issue is with starting, so that seems like a fix for a different problem.

Trying to figure out how the video is relevant- are you suggestion I startup with ether or wd40? I've understood those to damage an engine...

As for the pump timing, does anyone have a good tutorial on checking that?