> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > I just got a call from the dealer, the block heater checks out, but they > can't check the glow plugs until next week when their diesel tech is > working.
Easy to test yourself that there is power to the rail(s?) by using a multimeter or even a bulb and two wires. But you would need to find some way to turn the ignition on without triggering the start sequence. There must be a way to do that but it might be a hidden one so that idiot owners don't flatten the battery. Other, vague possibilities: improperly insulated fuel lines/tank. Even winter diesel has its limits and lying in a metal fuel line overnight will get it as cold as it is going to be. I would suggest the old trick of adding petrol to the tank but the seals on modern engines' ancillaries are likely to object to that. Coolant temperature sender - these usually fail so that they make the engine think it is cold. If yours has failed so that the engine thinks it is warm, it might not be triggering the glow plugs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
