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• Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:52:55 -0800
  ...Again, what am I missing about these heaters? Jon > , the glow coil in the plug draws about 400 > watts. Once running, the watts are...
• Reinhardt Lives!! (well, almost ...) {Longish}
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:30:40 -0400
  ...the hoses, set the timing, primed the oil pump, checked the glow plug circuit, filled cooling system (with water only - smart move you will...
• spent the day under my van
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:50:49 -0800
  ...also ben having an issue with glow plugs not working and the work around was a pain ... so we opened up the box on...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:15:59 -0500
  ...Comes > > with the main heater unit (with glow plug and sensor/switch > > attached), fuel pump, ducting etc. I believe a blower motor is > also...
• Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:39:18 -0500
  ...When starting a BA-6 up > , the glow coil in the plug draws about 400 > watts. Once running, the watts are down to 50...
• Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:56:31 -0500
  ...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: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:28:29 -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: Families - what do they know?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:26:06 -0600
  ...My wife drives the 90 often (nobody drives the diesel but me, they are afraid of the five speeds and the glow plug starting...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:38:17 -0700
  ...glow plugs .. > when all is right .. > cold starting will be instanteious, after glow-plugging it properly.� > like .....key on, cold start knob out, glow...
• Re: Espar D2 diesel furnace run on gas
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:43:42 -0700
  ...Lighted by a hot glow plug under my bed >> while I sleep ... I can't believe I had not previously thought of this ... >> I...
• Re: reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:17:52 -0500
  ...Is it a fuel pump indicator? The only light > i'm familiar with like that is the glow plug on the deisel engines, of...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 06:10:09 -0700
  ...My boyfriends brother thought maybe it's the spark plugs > and rotor. I had the plugs themselves done a few weeks ago. Any suggestions...
• Re: diesel head identification
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 26 May 1998 07:02:00 -0400
  ...the heat shields are removed, and one is corroded above the > >glow plug. > > Bottom line if you're still here......can I use the...
• Re: Dash foil info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 18:25:37 -0800
  ...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: Dead 'O Winter Campout going well - long
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:22:13 -0500
  ...But my wife and I drove over in (forgive us) an all original 1986 BMW 524td, working diesel engine with glow plugs, fully operational...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:17:12 -0800
  ...and whenever injectors are out ...energize the glow plugs to see how fast then come on , make sure none of them are slow or...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:16:34 -0600
  ...Comes > > > > with the main heater unit (with glow plug and sensor/switch > > > attached), fuel pump, ducting etc. I believe a blower motor is > > also...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:57:04 -0800
  ...I have one instrument cluster with those grounds on the printed cirucit, where T14 plugs onto it............ burnt out, from someone getting radio voltage...
• The *un-repair* shops. Was: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:01:14 -0400
  ...Me: "Do you know how to start a Diesel?" Mechanic: "Sure" I describe the glow plug and cold timing advance routine. (My inspection is...
• Re: WBX coolant line - heads up
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:44:10 -0500
  ...This daytrip was not meant to be. > >Turns out the problem with a sticky glow plug relay. I have a couple >spares, so I...
• Re: [DIESEL] Reinhardt Saga (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:11:51 -0700
  ...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: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:19:43 -0500
  ...After a half a dozen pumps, I release the igniter switch and the green led on the cabinet glows. The propane burner is lit...
• Re: Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels - why breaking!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:22:30 EST
  ...I have also seen burnt-off glow plug ends in junkyard machines. Tragic waste. I have often encountered air filters that are virtually impassable...
• Loosening Tight Fasteners (was: Help getting lug nuts off)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 01:56:10 EDT
  ...I heated the offending bolts with the propane torch, just hot, not glowing red or anything, stuck the breaker bar on and they barked...
• Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:19:03 -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...
• Re: The *un-repair* shops. Was: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:10:19 -0400
  ...Did you wait for the glow plugs then >pull the cold start timing advance handle and crank." (I show the >sequence again.) > >Mechanic: "Ah...
• Maiden Voyage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:58:20 EDT
  ...Took off the lower grill and pulled the plug off the temp switch and jumpered on the low speed fan with a paper clip...
• Re: Auto Tech Computer disk for Vanagon- Any good?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:29:58 -0600
  ...You should have read the glowing reports and road tests on the GM Diesel Pickups and Cars in about 1980. Boy! What a rip...
• Re: On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg Batt & Charging Discussion by SDF
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:05:58 -0700
  ...This is a big advantage on a diesel, since diesels are missing a 'real' ignition system ( not counting the glow plugs ) and starter cranking...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:22:13 -0500
  ...Think about this, under load, parts of the engine get hot enough to almost glow. Pistons and the inside of the heads may be...
• Re: fridge - no run on 12v, gas :-(
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:40:06 -0400
  ...Test for 12v at the plug (in the van) with engine running -- if the relay under the seat isn't working you get no...
• Opening rear hatch from inside, was: Winter camping HEAT
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:48:50 -0500
  ...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: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:21:13 -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...
• Re: gutless - My Experience from 1982 New
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:41:06 EST
  ...Hard starting one winter requiring glow plug replacement. One major hit though. Right before I replaced the diesel, I lost the 3/4 hub...
• Re: What is it with the US? (Real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:05:42 -0400
  ...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: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:18:55 -0600
  ...They literally plug up with the garbage about every thirty days of use, and the water stops glowing. This is with a city water...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:52:09 -0500
  ...switch) 15a Output at dropping resistor to ignition coil and starter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOW PLUG AND STARTER SWITCH 17 Start 19 Preheat ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTERY 30 input from...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:33:33 -0800
  ...Think about this, under load, parts of the engine get hot enough to almost glow. Pistons and the inside of the heads may be...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 May 2016 16:40:38 -0400
  ...Watch Nascar at a track that has a lot of turns and notice the reddish glow behind the front wheels. Yes that is the...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:45:33 -0500
  ...in theater. > They literally plug up with the garbage about every thirty days of use, > and the water stops glowing. This is with a...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:46:15 -0600
  ...and whenever injectors are out ...energize the glow plugs to see how fast then come on , make sure none of them are slow or...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:39:31 -0400
  ...Of course I tried starting it till my battery almost went dead, > I replaced 2 glow plugs (#1 and #4) also tired starting with...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:15:01 -0500
  ...in theater. >> They literally plug up with the garbage about every thirty days of use, >> and the water stops glowing. This is with a...
• Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:38:11 -0500
  ...Had my water pump replaced, new spark plugs, RF wheel bearing, all my fuel lines w/ BMW fuel lines courtesy of Van Cafe, & I...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:40 -0500
  ...Think about this, under load, parts of the engine get hot enough to almost glow. Pistons and the inside of the heads may be...
• Re: Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:02:23 -0800
  ...it's fun to see the throttle cable glow red hot. So make sure ....good grounds everywhere. the small ground wires on the left...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:52:40 -0600
  ...The team of Isuzu and Kyocera has offered silicon nitride diesel glow plugs since '81, which heat up many times faster than the metal...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:02:03 -0800
  ...Symptoms: >>>> with >>>> ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard >>>> glow. >>>> With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine >>>> running >>>> + headlight switch...
• Chris Dixon's New York Times article on Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:23:30 EDT
  ...I could fix a cup of hot coffee, plug in a power inverter to run my cellphone-connected laptop and type away. Of course...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:58:09 -0700
  ...of the instrument cover? Did you use a quick-disconnect type plug to allow for ease of maintenance? What's the rectangular electronic device...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:38 -0800
  ...Westclox" brand or similar clock, but not a digital clock that plugs into the wall and goes dark as soon as the power is...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:49:41 -0800
  ...switch) > 15a Output at dropping resistor to ignition coil and starter > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > GLOW PLUG AND STARTER SWITCH > 17 Start > 19 Preheat > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > BATTERY > 30 input from...
• Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:19:48 -0900
  ...the next night( 3rd floor motel stay > executed by Carl), w/ a little anxiety caused by semi glowing idiot lights > for the battery & the...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 21:46:38 -0900
  ...I think that leaving a glowing heat > lamp or lit light bulb under it overnight might draw attention . . . > > 4 degrees (F) last night. Up...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:24:16 -0700
  ...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: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:43:24 -0500
  ...Westclox" brand or similar clock, but not a digital clock that plugs into the wall and goes dark as soon as the power is...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:27:31 -0800
  ...on a diesel vanagon the glow plug relay is in the engine compartment....super easy to get at and work on. VW's practice...
• Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:28:49 -0800
  ...the next night( 3rd floor motel stay > executed by Carl), w/ a little anxiety caused by semi glowing idiot lights > for the battery & the...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:12:12 -0500
  ...They literally plug up with the garbage about every thirty days of use, and the water stops glowing. This is with a city water...
• Weekend Vanwork: Propane, lights, exhaust, gas pedal, etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:52:16 -0400
  ...I hope i never need that, because I cleaned out the hole and plugged it with JB Weld and a nail. I continue to...