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

[H.Hagar]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: H.Hagar 
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: (Glow Plugs) Have I reached the end...for now. 


IMHO  --------- on a 1983 Rabbit ----there is ONLY one really good indicator.

Run a small wire from Glowplug buss to a small Indicator light mounted where you can see it.

To be safe put a small inline fuse  close to buss.

My Rabbits has exactly that ---it worth every minute it takes to install.  The VW
led is garbage ---- Then sooner or later you will see something that Roger Brown
pointed out years ago.   The temperature sensor will give quite a performance.

On--off on off ----buzzing and so on.      With the light in place you will be able to
detect a welded ON  relay ----that will result in a plug meltdown.
It is a piece of cake to test the timer ---

Remember there are two different systems used ,  old and new..

Old system uses the keyswitch  start position to turn plugs off.

New system  ---plugs stay on after start ---for "afterglow"  VW way of reducing smoke on
the turbo models .. But it works super on NA.

Hagar.