[Vwdiesel] glow plugs stay on too long.

[Roger Brown]

william at taygan.com wrote:
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> 1982 Jetta 1.6L NA.
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> New Glow Plugs
> Working Glow Plug Relay (I checked it on the '81)
> Temp Gauge seems to be working on dash, light flashes when turning the car on,
> temp gauge goes up slowly.
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> The glow plugs and the glow plug light stays on for 45 seconds, light goes
> out, glow plugs stay on for another 5-10 seconds.
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> It didn't have this problem till I put the injectors back in.
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> Car starts great, but it's a bit annoying.
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> I see the 3 temp (I think) sensors on the left side of the head.  Which one
> controls the glow plug relay shutoff?  What do the others do?

2 temp senders and one oil pressure sender/switch:
	http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/GlowPlugs.shtml#TemperatureSensor

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    Roger