No the voltage in NOT dropped down to 12 volts with a resistor. It is a 12 volt system. Factory stock was two 6 volt batteries in series to give 12 volts. If you have two 12 volt batteries in it now, they must be connected in PARALLEL. If you are not familiar with these connections, find someone local to help you through this.
As far as how long to hold down the glow plug button, it depends on temperature. 30 seconds if it was shut down a half hour ago, 30 to 90 seconds for the first start of the day in mild weather, 2 to 3 minutes in really cold weather with some help from a block heater. My 656 (same engine) will start at 20 deg using only the glow plugs.
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