Ignition pigtail? Not sure what that is (german...). However, if battery fine, you should jump the starter motor, from big B+ wire to small wire (yes, red/black), at the starter itself. The glow plugs can be bridged inside the black box in the engine compartmentĀ“s front. The big metal fuse across the relay base is the one feeding the plugs. So Starter B+ to one of the fuseĀ“s ends will power the glow plugs Regards Raimund
Am 13.11.2016 um 16:35 schrieb joe kallo: > I'm in my 82 diesel at a camground and after having a tough time starting > this morning, it suddenly refused to turn over. It seemed like the battery > still had juice, so I suspected the ignition switch. I just tested jumping > the big red wire to the red wire with black stripe on the ignition pigtail > and it turns over. > > So I have a new ignition switch sitting at home. Perfect right? Is there > any wisdom on making my broken one work enough to start? Or is it possible > to actually hotwire it? My situation is made more complex as I need the > glow plugs warm as well. > > Thanks for any advise! |
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