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Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 19:44:11 -0700
...Hooked up the >standard glow plug system. New everything brake lines, rotors, CV >joints, wheel bearings, radiator tubes and whatever else you can think...
Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
Historical mailing list - mike
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:41:38 -0400
...Hooked up the > standard glow plug system. New everything brake lines, rotors, CV > joints, wheel bearings, radiator tubes and whatever else you can think...
Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:17:59 -0700
...Mike said he > > will start with a compression test. > > > > I suspect the glow plugs are fouled, and some piston ring damage. > > > > As a side...
Re: on the topic of diesel heaters..(and some pics of my TDi project)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:59:17 -0800
...If it will not run , it most likely is the glow/spark plug, the combustion blower, the fuel pump, or the thermostat. or just...
Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:51:07 -0400
...been left to sit for more than 1 hour ... > cycle the glow plugs & varoom with out even so much as a spot of white...
Re: What is it with the US? (Real van content)
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:34:14 -0700
...filter at about ten bucks IIRC and a set of used glow plugs and relay off ebay for fifteen bucks delivered. With the exception...
Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:22:42 -0700
...If you can find a way to plug the inlet and blow in the exhaust, you should have no leaks. If you have a...
Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:21:22 -0400
...I suspect the glow plugs are fouled, and some piston ring damage. As a side question, anyone know where i can get a longer...
Re: Gas Heater Question
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:37:58 -0700
...If the heater won't ignite, then you have to troubleshoot (glow/spark plug, etc) Try the above first , park over non-flammable surfaces...
Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
...switch) 15a Output at dropping resistor to ignition coil and starter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOW PLUG AND STARTER SWITCH 17 Start 19 Preheat ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTERY 30 input from...
Results - Tach installation & more questions
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:55:27 -0400
...You can splice in your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the glow plug indicator for...
Re: Snake Oil or Legit?
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Sat, 24 May 2008 18:46:21 -0700
...an electrical ignitioni source ! ( not counting the glow plugs ) . Shame an engine has to get buy with just 'compression that depends on engine condtion...
Re: Beelzebub and The IGNITION LIGHT
Historical mailing list - thetrans
Fri, 8 May 1998 09:10:04 -0400
...Unless you drive a diesel, and are waiting for the yellow glow plug light >(non-flashing) to extinguish, the rest of you are sitting...
Re: Hot Cat
Historical mailing list - Paul
Tue, 1 Feb 2011 21:13:13 -0800
...the cat and it's >> glowing >> red. Next morning I replaced it with a spare and put new plugs in cleaned >> the grounds at...
RE: Balls O' Fire (or Smoke curls to the left)
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Fri, 24 May 1996 19:44:47 -0700
...I now use a push switch to energize a relay for the glow plugs, and I cary a fire extinguisher. I hope this will...
Re: Vanagon gas tank capacity?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:35:28 -0500
...repeatedly going thru the boot up cycle ( led flashing, glow plug lite gloing , fasten seat belts lite on. also, the fuel guage was reading...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:04:45 -0800
...TDIs don't use glow plugs until 4C and at -20C they will start without glow plugs - ask me, I know! :-) David Marshall http...
Re: Dash electrics: something's wrong, but what?
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:58:22 -0800
...When I start the car and the glow plugs are > being warmed, the second hand on the clock runs about double-speed. > All the...
Re: Volvo B230FT Engine --> Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:46:12 -0800
...and ..........tilting it over .........to keep the engine low, the spark plugs end up on the down side ............not preferred. so all in all...
Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:15:28 -0800
...Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system i have a pall who drives a 1950 ford which is plugged in all...
Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start II
Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:29:18 -0700
...Hard starting can be battery low, glow plugs, > injector(s), timing, etc. > > Once it's running, and up to temp, does it start easily...
Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:53:28 -0800
...controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) * inline electric carb fuel pump (or 12v water pump - eg early Westy) * water container (small windshield resevoir...
short successful journey report
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:14:50 -0700
...while letting the glow plugs have a few seconds i pressed in the clutch ... forgetting the emergency brake was not engaged ... normally that would...
Tach install..aftermarket into 84 Long Post
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:21:20 -0800
...But every time I get ready to start hacking into the 14pin plug and moving around teenie little wires, swapping out the fussy foil...
FS 1983 'L' Diesel, upstate NY
Historical mailing list
Tue, 01 Jul 97 07:29:15 PST
...10W-30 winter VW oil filters z Original fuel injectors and glow plugs z New German timing belt at 70k z Valves adjusted at...
Re: Friday: VW shops and the VW diesel problem
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:26:14 +0000
...I was getting occasional flashes of the check engine light and glow plug light). Dieselgate hit in mid-September '15. Imagine if I had...
Re: Chinese heaters
Historical mailing list - Joe T
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:10:06 -0600
...As far as maintenance, I preemptively replaced the fuel filter last fall and have an extra glow plug on hand if the current one...
Eberspacher BA6 heater article (long)
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:24:34 -0600 (MDT)
...The spark/glow plug is just that, a spark plug that sits in the stream of gas from the fuel pump. It has it...
Re: BN4 Heater in '85 Vanagon Westy.-Follow-up!
Historical mailing list - JCLC Thomasson
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 20:14:22 -0600
...The glow plug can only be gotten to though, with a lot of twisting and swearing, but it is possible. The heater inlet uses...
BA6 Heater Information - long
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 02:46:18 -0500
...Basically they are nothing more than a carbureator, since they >employ a simple metering system for fuel delivery, a spark or glow plug >for...
Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:07:15 -0800
...I then pulled out the spark plugs, dried them > off, and let the cylinders dry out. A neighbor checked the plugs when I > turned...
Non-Vanagon Bunker Burners, help.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jan 1996 21:48:52 -0800
...Am I losing it? (I do understand diesels pretty well, and know all about glow plugs, 1500 mile oil changes, cold weather, fuel filters...
Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:22:16 -0800
...glow plugs, the light doesn't' tell you there's power > at the glow plugs, just that the relay for the glow plug has...
Re: Gasoline Grade?
Historical mailing list - Leavitt
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 16:41:12 -0500
...burn like glowing charcoal embers and in conjunction with the high compression can pre-ignite the mixture long before the spark plugs have a...
Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Sat, 8 Feb 2003 20:07:17 -0500
...larger battery and install it closer to the starter and the glow plugs, which consume all the much needed juice. Any suggestions or tips...
Re: questions from a Vanagon novice
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:46:57 -0500
...Seriously, it's very hard to see the glow from the firebox but it is possible. Some listees cover themselves and the fridge interior...
Re: First camping trip problems
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:19:34 -0700
...The glow of the led varies directly in response to the flame size. I can see the led glowing bright then dimming when I...
Re: DIESEL VANAGON QUESTIONS
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Apr 95 17:50:41 EDT
...Glow Plugs. Well, I guess I forgot about these. My engine doesn't want to start at all without them (Rochester temperatures). > 5. Free...
Re: BA6 heater install and ... (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
...The spark/glow plug is just that, a spark plug that sits in the stream of gas from the fuel pump. It has it...
Re: BN4 Heater in '85 Vanagon Westy.-Follow-up! (2nd try!)
Historical mailing list - JCLC Thomasson
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 20:57:45 -0600
...The glow plug can only be gotten to though, with a lot of twisting and swearing, but it is possible. The heater inlet uses...
Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:36:09 -0700
...For me, this will be achieved > by the engine coolant and finally a glow plug assembly. > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward Automotive Inc. > 4356 Quesnel...
Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:53:18 -0700
...I use them to power a manual glow plug system on diesel vans I build. The solenoid on our Bosch starters is another application...
Re: Heating up a motor
Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 23:29:35 -0500
...BTW Mitsubishi had glow plugs that were never slower than 10 seconds getting to temperature, and in the summer there was no delay at...
Winter camping HEAT
Historical mailing list - J. C.
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:43:15 -0800
...primarily in its having only 1 fuel pump and a different glow plug style. (Bentley says it was only installed on air-cooled vehicles...
Re: New owner with a question or three.
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 12:18:38 -0400
...They had both the glow plug temp sender and the gauge sender in the same location, so the fitting has two holes instead of...
Re: Chineses Diesel Heaters Youtube series of technical evaluation
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:13:44 +0000
...youtube.com/watch?v=hj8da4WQaac Chinese Diesel Air Heaters - Part 9 Glow Plug & Atomizing Screen <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ooqrRThBOI> https://www...
Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:42:02 -0800
...Or to trigger a 'ford fender starting solenoid' to direct-operate glow plugs on a diesel engine conversion vanagon sometimes. < I even made a...
Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:04:22 +0100
...range of throttle/rpm/load), carbon deposits glowing, too low octane petrol, poor combustion chamber design, plug heat range way too hot and can...
Re: "yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:12:46 -0700
...It is labeled 167. (came from donor) Relay numbers listed for fuel pump *and* glow plug relay in Jetta Bentley are: 67, 80, 167...
Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:11:07 -0800
...glow plugs, the light doesn't' tell you there's > power > > at the glow plugs, just that the relay for the glow plug has...
'82 diesel Injector Pump timing symtoms?
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Sat, 19 Apr 1997 21:07:08 -0700 (PDT)
...I then replaced two open glow plugs (they should be around 1 ohm). I then posted this [begin quote] I am still having trouble...
Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:12:25 -0800
...When starting a BA-6 up , the glow coil in the plug draws about 400 watts. Once running, the watts are down to 50...
Reinhardt Saga (long)
Historical mailing list - Southard
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:46:16 -0400
...Other cylinders look good, injectors look good, glow plugs look good, no valve marks on other pistons,etc. So, head is trashed. I had...
Re: 82 Air Cooled Questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:52:40 -0800
...My first question is about the overheating light. >On my van there is a glow plug type device use to determine if the >engine...
Dash foil info
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 4 Jan 2024 20:42:47 -0500
...If I know ahead of time, I can change the OXS LED to yellow and you can route the glow plug wire to pin...
Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:49:35 -0800
...glow plugs, the light doesn't' tell you there's > power > > at the glow plugs, just that the relay for the glow plug has...
Re: First camping trip problems
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 19:12:45 -0700
...The glow of the led > varies directly in response to the flame size. I can see the led glowing > bright then dimming when I...
Re: Single battery setup using a marine battery
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 31 May 2009 18:48:47 -0700
...At an 80A load (glow plugs and blower fan on high) voltage drop was .7V, about 1/2 that of my previous 50Ah starting...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:34:30 -0700
...and working glow plugs .. when all is right .. cold starting will be instanteious, after glow-plugging it properly. like .....key on, cold start knob...
Re: Carry spare ECU? What else?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:04:12 -0700
...spare belts - WP, Alt, PS & timing belt voltage reg/brushes glow plug relay a few small coolant hoses and clamps new water pump misc...