[Vwdiesel] Glowplugs --- ( Love em or Hate em )

[Shawn Wright]

On 30 Nov 2003 at 11:07, H.Hagar <h_hagar at prcn.org> wrote:

> Val Christian and Roger Brown mentioned some interesting ditties about
> this most disliked of German delights.
> Val mentioned that the old plugs may stay on for a number of reasons.(right he
> is) and if they stay on going up that long hill at full bore , they may self
> destruct. Roger said : Some would do "wierd" things if the start contact was
> applied  (with the Temp sensor input out of range) like stay on forever or click
> on and off  (right he is)
> 
> I dissected a "Relay" it is Mickey mouse junk.  50Amp Relay my foot.  About as
> good as a 20 Amp HEAVY DUTY  Sears battery charger.    heavy duty my foot.
> 
> For those of you who like to tinker (like me)  use that relay to control a small
> 4 terminal starter relay.And install a indicator light to indicate power on
> glowplug buss.For the others at least install the light.    

    For the newbies
> ---- relax   there are ways to replace those delights on 1980 to 1985 systems
> without loosing that nut down the black hole. ( I never did find that nut) If
> you need help  on how to do it --- it is right here.                       

Ok, Hagar, spill it! I'm not a newbie, but how do you keep from losing those nuts? I 
just checked the plugs yesterday (all were fine, so now I'm wondering why it's 
stumbling when cold...) and I lost the nut from #1 plug down that black hole... :-(
Getting them off is not a problem - it's getting them back on. I use a magnet to take 
them off, but a bent piece of wire to get them back on, which is always risky on 
#1&2... 

ps: I checked resistance on all 4 - they were fine, so I only pulled the two easy ones 
to inspect the tips, which looked like new. Also, I usually leave the busbar attached 
on #2 and remove from the rest so I only have one pita nut to deal with (provided #2 
is ok).

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Shawn Wright
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