[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug Adventures

[Bart Wineland]

My car has a black hole that ate 4 of the nuts I dropped working on the #1
cylinder behind the pump. They don't fall through to the floor and I never
found them. I poked around with my magnet and they are just gone?? By the
way don't ever buy the mpa brand glow plugs someone sells on e-bay. I
thought they were a bargain at $30.00 a set, but after one month 2 of them
burned out. I ended up with Beru German plugs this time and hope they do
better.  I needed them and Bosch plugs were not available without ordering
them.  Car starts great now and my smoke is gone.

Bart

At 07:28 AM 12/23/2002 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
>   It's easier if you take off the injection lines. I still use a magnetic
> pickup
>tool to put the washers on and hold the nut in place, but I can turn it
>with my
>finger.
>
>
>On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 09:06:56AM -0500, Al Stumbaugh wrote:
> > Hi Out There:
> >      Never replaced the glow plugs before. Getting
> > them out wasn't too bad. Used an 8mm wrench to get
> > the buss bar nuts off. Used a long 12mm open end
> > wrench to get the old ones loosened. A very long
> > pair of longnose pliers, the 12mm wrench and lots
> > of patience to get them out.
> >
> >      Could not find a torque spec on them, then
> > realized, Duh! There would be no way to measure
> > it anyway. Pretended they were spark plugs and
> > tightened them the same.
> >
> >      Then came the dreaded little nuts to bolt
> > up the buss bar. I magentized a long, flat blade
> > screwdriver with a 1/4" tip. Put the washer on
> > the glow plug and held the nut onto the end
> > with the magnetized screwdriver. Used a razor
> > knife with a sharp point to turn the nut the
> > first turn to get it started. A scribe or even
> > a steak kinfe with a sharp point would work.
> >
> >      Put a small drop of anti-seize on the
> > glow plug threds so they would not stick in
> > the heads. Is there a preferred kind for this?
> > The stuff I used looked like aluminum toothpaste.
> >
> >      I put a star washer between the buss bar
> > and the wire that goes up to the fuse.
> >
> >      Would have been better to wire each plug
> > with its own feed wire, but just did not have
> > the time to go looking for a suitable wire.
> > My electrician buddy suggested # 12  wire,
> > What kind of wire have you used out there?
> > There is good aircraft wire that would stand
> > up, but it is expensive.
> >
> >      Is there a push on connector that would
> > carry the current and stay in place?
> >
> >      You can get a magentizer tool at most
> > hardware stores for about $3.00 US.
> >
> >      My two cents for today.
> >
> > Al
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