I'll see if I can find some more pics.
I could not get the car to stop blowing white/blue smoke regardless of how I timed it, and it literally took minutes of cranking and crossing my fingers to get it started. I even took the belt off and re-timed it per the Bentley to be sure. I didn't check compression. I guess just to get a fresh start and know what I was working with, I decide to do an in-car rebuild.
Surprisingly, the bores mic'd out well in-spec with the Bentley at top, middle, and bottom so I just got standard size rings and deglazed the cyclinders. The pistons also measured within spec so they were ok.
New rings, bearings, and everything that goes with that. This is an 11mm block so put ARP head studs in it. Also new fast-glow plugs and relay, rebuilt injectors, new waterpump, new injector steel lines, rebuilt vaccum pump, new bearings all around, new tie rod ends up front, new parking break cables. And I put a re-usable rubber valve cover gasket on it. I didn't do anything to the head because the P.O. said whoever did the HG also did other work on the head
But the valve clearances were good and it wasn't cracked or warped so I went with it. I was trying to be a frugal as possible...
It is now running great. It's been over 3000 miles and I've been driving 40 miles or so it every day. It starts right up with the glow plugs on the 1st or 2nd rev of the engine, coldest so far was 25F outside. After it warms up it starts as soon as I hit the key. Seems to have good power for an NA, I can keep up with traffic just fine on the highway. No black smoke except when I'm really getting on it.
Oh, and the return line is 1/8" I.D., 1/4" O.D. "Fuel and Lubricant Yellow Tygon PVC Tubing" from mcmaster-carr. I think the supply line is 3/8" I.D., same stuff.