[Vwdiesel] intermittent glowplugs?-RELAY??

[Roger Brown]

"Smith, Michael" wrote:
> 
> Well, it was bound to happen.  Today @ noon I went to start the car and
> noticed the yellow GP lED on the dash never came on.
> Car very very hard to start (It's -5*C outside.)
> I turned the key on/off a few times and did see the yellow light come on
> very breifly (1-2 seconds)
> Same thing after lunch.
> 
> Is it the relay that's toast?

Maybe, maybe not.  The dash LED is a different part of the relay than what supplies power to the plugs:
	http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/GlowPlugs.shtml
One option is to check the power at the plugs.  Also, check the connections at the relay socket to see if the right voltages and
resistances are present.  

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   Roger