[Vwdiesel] Glow plug relay

[Will Taygan]

I had to buy a parts car to finally get that little separate gray socket
for the glow relay (81 pickup).  I ordered all kinds of other sockets
that had a different letter at the end, but no fits.  It took 2 years of
looking, so if you're junking a car, get the glow relay socket!

Will.


On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 12:00 -0400, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/7/2008 8:33:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> madmedix at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > Hi All:
> >   
> >  I'm rewiring the glow plug system so I don't have 50+ amps coming through 
> > the firewall anymore and to make it easier to diagnose glow plug malfeasance. 
> > Anyone have a part number handy (aftermarket) for a Ford relay that would do 
> > the trick? A phone call to the local Ford stealership netted a price almost 
> > as much as the car is worth. The local jobbers can't seem to function without 
> > an actual part number...
> > 
> 
>    I presume you're going to a manual, push-button activation 
> system?  If you want the original relay I THINK '81 and later has 
> the relay socket seperate from the panel and it seems like the 
> socket for a gasser's fuel pump is also the same.  That'd give 
> you back the automatic system.
>   Check classic Mustang parts houses and such for a Ford Relay.  
> I can vouch that the '66 6 cyl models used them so there's an app 
> for you.  GM also used basically the same relay on the 6.2 diesels.  
> The controller uses it to cycle the plugs on and off.  I KNOW an 
> '83 GMC 3/4 ton 6.2 van has one!
>      Loren
> 
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