[firefighterpickett]

Great, that is pretty much what I was thinking, I have some wires in place and so I know which swich is the temp switch, just wasn't sure what it did with glowplugs, and pump. The engine is indeed out of a van, it had a long dip stick and tub, the filter looks like the secondary rectangular filter (with a fuel heater) that is shown in the haynes manual that I bought, so I belive I will need to add a screw on type on the firewall which is what I was expecting to do. however on the pass. side of the injection pump is what appears to be a spring driven module with five wires coming from it, any idea as to what that may be?
thanx again
seth