Date:         Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:55:11 -0700
Reply-To:     Pete Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pete Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: hard cold start on 82 diesel
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Rolf Pechukas said:

>all of a sudden it takes about ten seconds to get my 82 diesel to kick over
>in the morning
>used to be chick-vroom
>this just started a couple days ago
>it's like the glow-plug circuit isn't working
>how could that happen?
>what else could it be?
>any thots apprec
>Rolf

Hi Rolf,

     There's a relay in there somewhere which controls the glowplug cold
start timer. Is the glow plug LED lighting when the ignition is switched
on? Sometimes glow plugs can go open. Disconnect the cable from the top
of each plug in turn an connect an ohm meter across them. They should
all read extrememly low ( <1 ohm, from memory ). If one of them is open,
it's usually enough to cause a problem. On my old DX-engined Peugeot, the
interior lights dimmed when the glow plugs kicked in and noticeably
brightened when the relay kicked back out ...

Pete C (gas-powered these days ...)

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Peter Cassidy,                     pcassidy@apple.com
'88 Wolfsburg "Muriel"           *not speaking for Apple*