[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug Brands?

[Nate Wall]

New should be about $12 USD each for Bosch glow plugs.
The VW dealer here charges $30 each, HAAA!!! Do not
use any other brand! Trust me on this!

--Nate
--- Michael Snow <mwsnow at cox.net> wrote:
> 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:
> > [ Converted text/html to text/plain ]
> > 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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