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Something odd is certainly going on here, if those low pressure readings are right, and even across the board, given everything else we have heard, I might start suspecting something cam shaft related.

I just tested all of mine individually last weekend, pulling the blade connector off each and testing to the frame, all measured just over 6 ohms (6.1-6.4) Ike p.s. mine were all wired with Y splice blade fittings between the wires and the glow plugs, I don't know if this is normal, but one...

Is the starter maybe cranking too slow for it to fire off?

I would tend to think that your air leak is on the suction side of the fuel pumps or in the removable base on them, if you have not cleaned the strainers on the bottom of the fuel pumps you may want to do so now, the gasket there can often be flipped to provide a good sealing surface. Ike

It sounds to me like since this was a good running unit that did not show slow signs of loss of compression that a better suspect might be a broken cam shaft, what does everyone think? I know they do break as I have a DJE with one that I acquired for free a while back. Ike

No, don't use ether on diesel engines it is prone to destroying them, gas soaked rag is much safer for the engine, but do use caution, wash the gas off your hands before trying to start, stay well back in case the rag ignites, etc.