THAT is what I'm talkin' about. Hey, my motorcycle actually has four carbs instead of fuel injection. I am an "old school" sort of guy.
On 12/7/07, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The old cars like Gump just have the yank on it to glow knob. > Requires some subjective calculations to determine the effective > amount of pre-glow needed. At times it will go through three pre- > glow cycles before feeling that enough electrons have gathered to > create critical mass. Combustion follows. > > clay > > > On 7 Dec 2007, at 06:50, Wonko the Sane wrote: > > > About this time of year, my glow plug system gets a mind of its > > own. Even > > Marshall was never able to figure it out via theoretical > > troubleshooting. > > > > After the temp gets into the low teens, the glow plug light > > functions only > > intermittently. Sometimes it lights up and sometimes it doesn't. > > > > I *think* the plugs are working, because last year I had a > > voltmeter hooked > > up and I could see the load when the plugs are on. (For those who > > might be > > wondering, I've experienced same symptoms on two different glow plug > > relays.) When the light didn't work yesterday, I pre-glowed for 45 > > seconds > > and then cranked until it started. The car had been warmed up on > > the ride to > > work but had cooled down some during the four hours of sitting in the > > parking lot. > > > > Here's what I am thinking of doing: hard wire +12VDC to the glow > > plugs and > > install a switch so I can manually control the duration of pre-glow > > (and > > know that it is indeed getting heat to the plugs). Weren't some of the > > pre-W123 diesels wired up this way? This would be a winter-only > > modification, going back to using the glow plug relay during the > > non-winter > > months. > > > > Anyone done this before? What sort of switch should I use? How > > heavy of a > > wire? > > > > > > > > -- > > LT Don > > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ > > Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. > > > > Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
