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Date:         Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:46:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@INVISTA.COM>
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From:         Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@INVISTA.COM>
Subject:      Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
Comments: To: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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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. Your system may be different as they went to a faster glow plug in the later 80s. As far as the cold start handle, I have noticed it cranks much slower with the handle pulled all the way out. I assume this is due to the earlier injection timing. I generally start with it in, then pull it out for faster, smoother idle. This is a nice feature to have when scraping windows.

Jay

David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 11/19/2003 08:58:42 AM

Please respond to David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>

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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jaap Nauta wrote:

> By the way, as far as I know the glow plugs stay on some time after > engaging the starter. So for that reason you don't have to engage the > starting longer.

Hmm, I'll have to watch my auxiliary glow plug light more closely next time I start my van. While the plugs stay on for several seconds after the dash light goes out, I'm pretty sure they turn off immediately when I release the key from the START position. Or maybe my glow relay isn't doing what it's supposed to? Does anyone else have a light wired directly to the glow plug bus bar, like I do, so they can check this for me?

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale '86 Volvo 240DL wagon

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