Marshall,
this document specifies '81-'84; was there something different about '85s,
or
does this document pre-date '85s?
cheers!
e
Marshall Booth wrote:
> ned kleinhenz wrote:
> > Situation:
> > Son's '85 300D glow plug light does not come on.
> > Outside temp is below 40F and car will not start.
> >
> > The 80A fuse in the GP control box is OK.
> > I suspect it needs new glow plugs. But please help confirm my diagnosis is
> > probably correct.
> >
> > Two questions:
> >
> > If my memory serves me correctly -
> > If the GP light does not come on, the following are the potential causes by
> > priority:
> > 1. Blown fuse.
> > 2. At least one bad glow plug
> > 3. GP control system is faulty
> > 4. GP light is burned out.
> >
> > Is this correct?
> >
> > I expect this car probably has the newer parallel glow plug configuration,
> > so I'm not sure how the controller behaves.
> > Other question - if the glow plug light does not come on, does that mean the
> > glow plug circuit is not activating?
> > In other words, will one or more bad glow plugs prevent the entire glow plug
> > cycle from happening?
>
> This attachment is appropriate for ALL of the 617.95 engines.
>
> Marshall
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> Marshall Booth Ph.D.
> Ass't Prof. (ret.)
> Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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