[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug Brands?

[Michael Snow]

I buy the Bosch plugs for about $11 at AutoZone (SoCal).  I can't
imagine any scenario, other than broken down on the side of the road,
where I would put a used glow plug in my engine.

Mike Snow
1982 Westfalia diesel

william at taygan.com wrote:
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> So, I'm trying to see if this 82 Jetta 1.6NA will get running with just glow
> plugs and a head gasket.  Compression is low in two cylinders (350-360-420-420
> or so), lots of black smoke out the back, the coolant reservoir is
> pressurizing, I hope it's not a cracked head.  Got it started with ether, but
> I don't want to do that again.  Three of the *FAST* glow plugs are burned out.
>
> Bosch plugs are available for $17 each plus shipping from vwparts.com, local
> shops sell autolite plugs for $10.  Anyone had success with the cheaper ones?
> My local junkyard wanted $10 each for used Bosch, I talked him down to $7 (too
> $$) and then a plug separated into two parts on me - needless to say I didn't
> try removing the other three.
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