[Vwdiesel] (Glow Plugs) Have I reached the end...for now.

[gary]

Go to a local FLAPS and get one of those cheapee pencil shaped 12v
testers.

-Gary


On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 10:27, McCanless, James wrote:
> Last week the Rabbit would not start so I immediately went to another
> vehicle. I got back to it last night. Having read all the archives on
> the Glow Plug system I have a question but first a little back ground.
> 1983 Rabbit Diesel NA 2Dr 124K miles, new pump about 10k, new injections
> 1k, glow plugs 2k, timing belt 5k. Although I am new to the Rabbit
> diesel I am not new to diesels and my skills are not at the expert level
> but certainly above average. I pulled the GPR and ensured the contacts
> were clean. I reinstalled the GPR and cycle the power. I could feel the
> relay energize and de-energize. I check the fusible link and its
> connections all good. I took a hot wire from the battery to the GP side
> of the fusible link for 7 seconds and vehicle started immediately. I am
> at a location away from all my tools and test equipment, so no
> multimeter with me, just a few hand tools. My questions. Is it possible
> for the relay to cycle but, not allow power to transfer? I would think
> that the power could cycle and if the transistor does not transfer that
> power to pin 87.  Without a multimeter I can't think of a way at this
> time to check pin 87, the power out pin from the relay. This has been my
> process of elimination. Power is getting to the relay and providing
> power directly to GPs allows the engine to start as normal. This leaves
> either the wiring leaving relay, the relay, the socket at the back of
> the relay or ______(you fill in the blank to help). If I had my
> multimeter I would probably not be writing this!
> 
> On the heels of yesterdays emails about the pump I pulled the cold start
> after it started last night and I got a slight change in sound and no
> smoke. I don't know what Loren's definition of "A nice, noticeable
> change" is. I was thrilled to hear it start. 
> 
> "I've always used the sound change in pulling the advance lever as a 
> quickie indicator of if the timing is set properly.  Cold:  If there is
> no 
> change, the timing is usually too retarded.  If there's little change
> but 
> it's really rattly then too advanced I'd guess. Never have encountered 
> that scenario.  A nice, noticeable change and a bit smoother running 
> and the timing is usually just right or real close.  Hot engine:  No
> change, 
> timing is slightly retarded.  Very slight change in the sound is just 
> right.  Never have seen it make a change in smoke but the most probable 
> causes of white smoke is a bad injector or low compression (glow plug/s 
> if just the first couple minutes.  Black smoke would likely be a bad 
> injector.
>      Loren
> 
> I had it running directly beside the 01 Jetta TDI. It sure makes the
> rabbit sound unrefined...but I guess it would be and unfair comparison.
> 
> Troy
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