Amen to that! There is one thing less fun though, trying to start when the glowplugs are dead and the IP has a torn governor diaphragm...
Walt On Dec 18, 2011 3:46 PM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Marshall and I used to fight about this. I'd suggested replacing all the > plugs pro-actively every 50,000 miles or so and always replacing all of > them at once. He was of the mind that you need only replace them when they > failed and only replace those that had failed. > > Under Marshall's rule I had to replace plugs in the dark at -10F once. > NEVER AGAIN! > > Both of my cars have plugs that are right around 1 year and 20,000 miles > old. At the first sign of problems all 4 in a car will be replaced at the > earliest possible opportunity. Theres nothing less fun than trying to start > a car without all the glowplugs... > > -Curt > > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:43:17 -0600 > From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow Plug Lifespan?? > Message-ID: <a06240829cb131f9015cc@[192.168.1.53]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > They live until they die. some quickly, others list long. varies by > type and manufacturer too. > > > >Howdy -- > > My 91 300D needed new GPs in 2006 at around 100K Miles. This > >week I noticed it wasn't starting as crisply as normal and tonight > >my wife tried to come home and it would not start. As luck would > >have it I had planned to replace the GPs in the morning. Oops! > >Just one day too late! > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
