esting. I think I'm going to both make up new wires (maybe 10ga, I like to
go overboard) and install the new plugs and see how it goes.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 22:13:25 -0500
From: Fmiser
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow plug conversion Q.
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I think I'd dislike the button system less if it would heat 'em in 15 seconds...
So basically put 'em in and see what happens.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 21:22:35 -0500
From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>
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> Curt Raymond wrote:
> Based on it taking 60+ seconds of glow at ~40F to start the
> car I'm thinking I've got a bad plug.
>
> If the wires to the plugs were too small (like in Phillip's #3
> diagram) would they just melt or would the plugs be starved
> for power?
The extra resistance will caus
> Curt Raymond wrote:
> Good diagrams!
Thanks :) I make money doing that sort of thing so I ought to
be decent at it.
> Mine is like the bottom example already, as I said originally
> the ground wire at the end is NOT attached to anything, its
> just hanging there.
If there is only one electr
car I'm
thinking I've got a bad plug.
If the wires to the plugs were too small (like in Phillip's #3
diagram) would they just melt or would the plugs be starved for
power?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:13:33 -0800
From: Jim Cathey
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or power?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:13:33 -0800
From: Jim Cathey
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If you don't have the wavy toaster racks, and GP's with two
effecti
Nov 2010 17:13:33 -0800
From: Jim Cathey
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If you don't have the wavy toaster racks, and GP's with two
effective terminals (post, and ring) you
erm anyway.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 19:14:50 -0500
From: Fmiser
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> Curt Raymond wrote:
> What you&
If you don't have the wavy toaster racks, and GP's with two
effective terminals (post, and ring) you do not have loop
(series) glow plugs! The second terminal on the frontmost
one is tied to the ground strap.
Do you already have parallel glow plugs? Maybe one or
more are not working?
-- Jim
#3 is what I was describing to Curt. Three short wires with
terminals on each end. Original wire to the back plug.
> Curt Raymond wrote:
What you've diagrammed is what I have now (and described in my
original email).
No.
The series plugs _depends_ on there being two terminals per glow
> Curt Raymond wrote:
> What you've diagrammed is what I have now (and described in my
> original email).
No.
The series plugs _depends_ on there being two terminals per glow
plug.
I gave up on trying to do this with ASCII art.
Attached is a PDF.
--Philip
-- next part
rt pulling it out to be sure.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:18:28 -0500
From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>
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First of
First of all, you will be replacing a series system with a system
wired in parallel, so you need to loose the ground wire completely.
If you buy the kit, you get new wires. I made my own. you need
about 4" of 10 ga stranded wire, and two loop terminals per wire.
You need three of these wires
Curt, et al.
My olde '81 Rabbit had a copper strap connecting all 4 plugs (insulated
between) that went to the (puny) timer/relay. Only benefit of separate
wires is even -ish volts-drop-per-meter for each GP and maybe easier
fault location.
TTFN
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
On 11/4/201
Okay the '78 240D is getting annoying to start with the old loop type plugs and
I want to replace them. I've bought the proper pencil type big base plugs from
Rusty so I wonder if I can swap them in now and get to updating the relay later.
My system has a solenoid (big relay) at the firewall. A
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