[Vwdiesel] plastigage

[Roger Brown]

mikitka wrote:
> Oh one thing, instead of the glow plug bus bar, can I just use 8gage house
> wire for each one, or is that not big enough? I have some extra 8, 4 with
> ground from when I wired my garage. Or should I find that size in a stranded
> wire?  Do you antiseize the glow plugs?  Reason for asking is will that not
> effect the ground connection to the head? 

12 or even 14 ga. wire is probably fine for feeding a single glow plug.  Stranded 
would be the best, it would hold up to the engine vibration better than solid wire. 
I use anti-sieze on my glow plug threads.  It makes a good ground connection as well, 
the metal powder in it is a good conductor.  I often use anti-sieze on my regular 
chassis grounds, the grease helps seal the bare metal from oxidation and the metal 
powder helps the connection.

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    Roger