that was a southern Car. Georgia & NC On Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 3:27 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Did you need a different controller for pencil plugs or could you just > rewire them? > > When I bought Dwight's '78 240D it had been cleverly converted to pencil > plugs by installing pencil plugs and adding a button on the dash that > triggered a Ford starter solenoid. Unfortunately whoever had wired it still > series wired the plugs and with only 10ga wire I don't think the forward > most one was heating up much. Used to have to hold the button for 30-40 > seconds for good starting. > > I made new wires from the relay to each plug, still in 10ga and a heavy, > iirc 6ga wire from the relay to the battery. After that one melted on the > exhaust manifold and made an exciting show of sparks I added an inline fuse > too, well after I replaced the wire. > > Went from 30-40 seconds of preheat required to 10-15... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 10:09:23 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 6 Feb 2024 19:47:28 -0600 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Someone refresh my memory. Difference between a 1980 and a 1982 240D > > engine. I know the HP increased a little after certain years. When did > > the switch to pencil glow plugs happen? > > IIRC, the middle of 1982. > > You can (could) get pencil plugs to replace loop plugs, along with the > new controller to run them. > > > Craig > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > 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 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
