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Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing

by "Paul Hoffman" <phoffman@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 14, 2008 at 10:27 PM

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"Tiger" <tiger0002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Tom... first thing first, measure the resistance of each glow plugs. you

> have to disconnect each glow plug so you can measure each one 
> individually.
>
> Otherwise, you will measure all glow plugs. When you measure each one...

> jot down what you read... each one should put out about 0.5 ohm or less.

> if you get some in like 20 or 2000, that is bad glow plug.
>
> To test the relay, all you have to do is turn on the ignition, and then 
> measure the voltage at the glow plug. When the light stop working, it 
> means that one of your glow plug is bad.

Tiger, is it not the case if only one plug goes out then the glow light
will 
flash once the car starts. It will then go out once the relay opens. If 2
or 
more go out, then I believe the light will not come on.

Paul

Paul Hoffman
Burlington ON
phoffman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 or hoffmanp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 300D  280,800 +  km
 




 9 Posts in Topic:
'85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
Tom Plunket <tomas@[EM  2008-04-13 13:07:18 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
"Tiger" <tig  2008-04-13 21:08:41 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
Tom Plunket <tomas@[EM  2008-04-13 19:17:16 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
"Tiger" <tig  2008-04-14 09:41:39 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
Tom Plunket <tomas@[EM  2008-04-15 09:03:16 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
"Paul Hoffman"   2008-04-14 22:27:01 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
"Tiger" <tig  2008-04-14 23:09:30 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
"weelliott@[EMAIL PR  2008-04-16 06:21:41 
Re: '85 300D - Glow plugs stopped glowing
"Tiger" <tig  2008-04-16 09:49:11 

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