On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jay L Snyder wrote: > You should wait for the glow plugs to go out before cranking! On my '89 > Jetta I can hear the relay click. It is a few seconds after the glow plug > light goes out. I would be very surprised if the glow plugs operate when > the starter is engaged--practically everything is cut off by the ignition > switch when the starter is cranking. The glow plugs are on during cranking by design. I've seen references to this in a few different places, so it's not just mine that does it. ;) This is one of the reasons it's important to have a good battery in a diesel -- during cranking you're powering 48 amps worth of glow plugs as well as the starter.
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