10-15 sec? Thats about how long my glow light stays on anyway! When somone mentions "fast glow plugs" im thinking 1 second or less. Would my glow light stay on longer in freezing weather?
On 10/31/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TimothyPilgrim wrote: > > How's a fast glow plug different, in use? > > It gets hotter faster! With the original series plugs, almost half of > the heat generated is dissipated in resistance wires OUTSIDE the engine. > When the plugs are changed to parallel plugs, all of the heat generated > is INSIDE the engine - so there is more heat to ignite the fuel sooner. > The fast plugs reach 1000 deg in 10-15 sec while it will take ~30 sec. > for loop plugs to reach that temperature. > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST > Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Gabriel Soto Southern California 1987 300D 230K=-
