Thanks for the tip Ekus I hope it only needs a rebuild. Luckily the maiden drive from Maine was all the engine had to suffer through. Since then It has not moved until I get everything worked out.
So far I have test run the engine with the turbo disconnected, to verify that the plumes of blue smoke I witnessed on the drive home was indeed solely from the turbocharger. I was worried about poor compression because the engine also is hard to start. But sure enough, nothing but sooty diesel smoke once I had it running N/A.
Now I have the peace of mind to move forward with the project, which means I'll finally get that turbo off, and check it out.
I'm also going to change the fuel filter and clean out the injection system to try and remedy the hard starting.
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