[Vwdiesel] Rabbit Glowplug gap explained.

[Nate Wall]

I cut an old one open once and there was a white
powder inside. I was expecting a heating element
(resistance wire), and it may have been in there, but
I did not notice it.

--Nate
--- "H .Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org> wrote:
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> Yes Lee we did discuss glowplugs -- but we did not
> get an explanation of the exact internal mechanism.
> So I am asking   "Charlie Brown"  Roger Brown to
> give it a stab. We will all gain valuable
> information.These  German style BOSCH plugs are not
> simple glowplugs like found in American machines.
> Failing to get him to do it I shall contact bosch
> and get the information.(Hagar is a an electro
> nerd). At issue is the internal "CONTROL
> ELEMENT"---what exactly does it do ? and what is the
> function of the "GAP".       Hagar.
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