[Vwdiesel] Rabbit Hunting!--Which relay to use?

[Dave Cook]

Started tinkering a bit.  The guy said he had put the glow plugs in, but then realized that he didn't know for sure if they were fast or slow.  This was part of the reason he didn't bother to continue working on it.

Anyway, I pulled the four plugs.  

There are two Champion CH160 
and two Autolite 1101

I hooked each one to a battery.  The Champions were red within about a 7 count, while the Autolites took about 11 to match the champions' redness.  (Though they were close to turning red, just not quite as hot til 11.)

I have a slow glow relay in the car, and a fast glow relay in my stash.  

I couldn't find any way to tell for sure which plugs they were, though signs seem to point toward the fast ones, and the Autolites aren't quite as good.

Dave Cook


--- On Sat, 1/29/11, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit Hunting!
> To: "Audi-VW-Diesels Group" <Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com>, "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 8:59 PM
> The AAA tow truck is likely
> (*hopefully...) getting close to my house with the newest
> acquisition: an 81 Diesel Rabbit.  Yellow 4-door. 
> Not sure which transmission is in there.  
> 
> The guy I bought it from is a friend.  He said he
> bought it from a kid who told him that last fall (a bit over
> a year ago) it stopped starting when it got colder.  My
> friend bought it this past summer, put glow plugs in but
> never made any progress beyond that.  (Fuel rail lines
> are disconnected even.)
> 
> So I'm crossing my fingers that once it is put back
> together and a battery is in it'll start up!
> 
> *Car was in Lawrence, about 80 miles away so I just had AAA
> tow it home.  The truck loaded it up and took off a few
> minutes before we did and we stopped for fuel so I figured
> we'd get to my house as he was starting to unload. 
> Well, shortly after getting fuel we saw the truck stopped on
> the side of the road, hooking up a blue Beetle!  So I
> presume he'll drop that where ever and then head to my
> house.  
> 
> I should have had my friend stop and then I could offer my
> services and have him drop both cars at my house!
> 
> Dave Cook
> 
> 
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