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

[Derek]

One other thing I will be doing in the warmer months, now that I have this
harness made up, is to add in a relay inline.  Then I'll be able to switch
off the GP's when I don't need them.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST
way. ).Explainmoreplease


> Sorry it took so long to reply about all this.  Just replaced them
> yesterday.  Turns out that two were dead.  No wonder why I had such a hard
> time getting her to fire.  Eliminated the busbar while I was there.
Should
> be real easy next time !
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Smith, Michael" <Michael.Smith at rvh.nb.ca>
> To: "'Derek'" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:18 AM
> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST
> way. ).Explain moreplease
>
>
> >
> > How did you make out with this problem Derek?
> > We are all waiting to see !
> >
> > Mike in NB
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [SMTP:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
On
> > > Behalf Of Derek
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:43 PM
> > > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST way.
> > > ).Explain moreplease
> > >
> > > Well I went out and tried the voltage drop method.  No dice.  I can't
> seem
> > > to get a reading anywhere.  Must be because of where I was probing (
on
> > > the
> > > nuts and there was corrosion )    I did try and clean it off a bit.
It
> is
> > > nice to see that I am not the only one confused about this !  BTW, I
do
> > > know
> > > that a few of them are working.  I have a voltmeter installed and you
> can
> > > see the voltage drop at the battery.  Picked up my Bosh GP's today.
> > > They'll
> > > be going in on the weekend.  I "hotwired" the GP's and I found that
the
> #2
> > > GP was cooler than the others, but it was really hard to detect the
> warmth
> > > from them.  I'll find out if I was right soon enough ....
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> > > To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:36 PM
> > > Subject: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST
> way. ).Explain
> > > moreplease
> > >
> > >
> > > > The voltage drop method needs some research as it dosent
> > > > behave quite like Roger states...
> > > >
> > > > Imagine feeding glowplugs as per normal fed along a bus bar
> > > > from #4 through #3, #2, and finally #1.
> > > > Measuring from #2 to #1 gives a voltage drop say XmV looking
> > > > from between#3 and #2 would give a voltage drop of XmV as
> > > > well even if we snapped off #2 as the bus bar has a
> > > > nominally equal voltage drop along its length (ie) so many
> > > > ohms per metre.
> > > > So does the voltage drop increase from its 2  lots of 'X'mV
> > > > which would show up with a measurement between #3 and #1
> > > > with #2 open circuit or what?????
> > > >
> > > > The Miser
> > > >
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