by Daryl Walford <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 2, 2008 at 05:10 PM
Dan--. wrote:
> On Thu, 01 May 2008 17:45:42 +1000, Daryl Walford PCM code reading says:
>
>
>> My old Landcruiser always needed its glow plugs, no glow plugs meant no
>> start even on a hot day if the engine was cold.
>
> Be a pain in the arse if the glow plugs decided to fail.:-)
Luckily it had 4 glow plugs and it would start as long as a couple of
them were working.
Apparently you can get them going by pouring boiling water over the
intake manifold but I never needed to try that.
> The Volvo truck starts up without much drama's in the cold. Although the
> engine does take a while to warm up so I have to wait before I can turn
> on the heater.
>
The DAF was much the same, even leaving idling for 15-20 mins wasn't
enough to get the heater warm, you had to drive it to get any temp into
it.
Daryl
