[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug and Circuit

Fri Jan 30 18:47:04 EST 2004

On all my A1s and A2s, it is on the firewall by the brake booster.  I 
decided to switch to 18 ga wire, instead of fuse.  

Due to flakey relays, one workaround is to use a foglight switch to 
manually power the relay to operate the glow plugs.  My tractor has
a manual glow plug powering technique, and one of my A1's was wired
as above.  I think I prefer that approach.  Less to go wrong, and more
control under extreme conditions.

Val

> 
> Firewall by brake booster, at least on the canadian models. Earlier mebbe
> under dash?
> -James
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> > Behalf Of Sandy Cameron
> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 12:31 PM
> > To: E. J. Gilbert; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug and Circuit
> > 
> > 
> > At 09:23 AM 1/30/04 -0800, you wrote:
> > >1981 VW PU with fast glow plug circuit.  My vehicle failed to start
> > yesterday after work.  Had to get a short tow to get the engine started.
> > The glow plug indicator light came on and went out as it was 
> > supposed to.  I
> > suspect defective or burned out glow plugs. I know the procedure for
> > checking the glow plugs and will do so this weekend.  Does the function of
> > the light indicate that the relay is OK?
> > >Thanks, E.J.
> > 
> > Check the 50 amp fuse. On A1s, I think on the block under the 
> > dash, the huge
> > one.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Follow the wire from plug #4 as far back as you can. If it disappears into
> > the harness, the fuse is inside the car.,
> > 
> > On A2s, in a small black box on the firewall.
> > 
> > Funny, on an 85 (A2) golf, it's inside the car???
> > 
> > In my Haynes A1 manual, it shows it on the firewall in the engine room.
> > I carry a short hot-wire with clips to get the car going when the fuse
> > fails, almost always due to corrosion.
> > 
> > Sandy
> > 
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