[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug Adventures

[Nate Wall]

Always get Bosch. I recently had my first Bosch (glow) plug failure, but guess
what: IT WAS AFTER BEING REPLACED 10 YEARS EARLIER!!!!, so it lasted 10 years.
I get them for $12 each at Olympic.

--Nate

Bart Wineland wrote:

> 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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