[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST way. ).

[Derek]

I'll have to go try that.  As I understand it, if you have no voltage drop
when probing from #1 to #2, that tells you that #2 is dead correct ?  How do
you determine if #1 is dead ?  One more thing.  Which one is #1 ?  The one
with the red wire /white stripe or the one near the timing belt ?


----- Original Message -----
From: "H . Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:49 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST way. ).


> A  :   yes   look in archives.
>
I don't get upset by it, but I don't think it is a great response.
Andrew

Hagar sez :   Plese do not get upset  ---  that was the mostest I could do
at that time.
By all means  ask any time anything.    Like Andrew I like the chatter about
any
and ALL things.   ----Lorens Tales  Vals tales, James Hansen tales ,Mike in
NB and his
stuff  und zu weiter und zu weiter I read it all    Dry information is not
typical in this forum.

Getting to know the people behind the questions  --EH ? ---now it is getting
interesting. To read things from Gavrik Peterson in Japan ?    super say I.
I spy a lot on stealerhips and what type of tools they use and so on. The
first
Rabbit question I pulled out of the hat ?   Are all the plugs glowing ?
While I was
there a woman pulled in and she said she had starting problems. And the
mechinic was a
really nice guy. He let me observe and explained as he tested womans Rabbit.

First he disconnected  wire at # 4  plug   Red with 4   white stripes. Then
he connected
an Ammeter .   About 50 amps full scale.   I am going to spare you the rest
(at 50 dollars/hr).

I looked in amazement at how slow and expensive the process was.

I then went home and designed a test setup  as follows:

A 2 foot wire # 14 gauge   with a crock clip both ends. Clip one to busbar
at # 4 plug.
Then clip the other to the positive terminal on battery. ( short time now )
Just long enoughf to get a reading with a digital or analog meter . as
follows.

To test # 1 plug ?  connect on Plug # 1 and # 2  on millivolt scale.  On my
analog I go microamps.

No voltage ?   plug NO GOOD.We are measuring drop on bussbar.    Then go to
# 2 and # 3  -----and so on if you can not figure the rest let us know.

Total time for me ?   less than 2 minutes.

The mechanic explained that if for some reason the injectors were
not installed ? ---BINGO    good time to look at the plugs --they can be
seen
glowing down there.

If you still need help ?   ---we are ALL here --NO PROBLEMO.

Hagar.
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