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• Re: eerie cig. liters?
  Historical mailing list - Clark Langstraat
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 08:19:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...McQuilkin wrote: > /martha, > > Could the ominous greenish-glowing be due to the previous owner, possibly a > heavy smoker, painting some kind of glow-in...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:13:58 -0400
  Thanks for pointing me to GlowShift� I'm just now looking at their 3in1 gauges specific for diesels. Boost, EGT and either a pressure...
• Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:26:00 EST
  Glowing CAT means TOO much fuel. The CATs job is to burn OFF excessive emissions. Glows red when there is too much fuel Temp...
• Re: Glows plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:58:42 -0600
  ...Simply turn the key on and off several times, allowing the glowplugs to warm up. Touch each one. If they're cold, they're...
• Re: diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:51:15 -0500
  Or, cycle through your warmup two or three times and walk back and touch the glow plugs. If they're not hot, they're...
• Re: Need Diesel, Glow Plug Advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 18:34:05 -0700
  ...Need Diesel, Glow Plug Advice I have just sent a customer some Bosch glow plugs. The boxes all looked the same so I just...
• Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 06:09:52 -0800
  ...I used to think that this lever actuated the glow plugs, but now I don't see how it could. What does it do...
• diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:32:29 -0400
  I bet your glow plug fuse is blown or the glow plug relay is dirty. Check for voltage at the glow plugs when the...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:01:24 EDT
  ...It's a new battery, I am > using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed..>> Did you test those glow plugs? Take each one...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 15:37:59 -0600
  ...Gauges http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/Gauges.aspx http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/MaxTow-Oil-Pressure-Gauges.aspx?sitelink=LeftNav http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/MaxTow-Oil...
• '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:56:53 -0800
  ...If the glow plugs check out, suspect the glow plug relay. If it's not working, throw it in the nearest trash can and...
• Re: 82 Diesel won't start
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 20:47:46 -0700
  ...It could be bad glow plugs, as more of the glow plugs die it gets harder to start. There's probably a procedure for...
• starting after replacing glow plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 12:22:36 -0500
  Hi I just changed the glow plugs on my '82 diesel Vanagon. It has been sitting for about two months without being run here...
• Re: Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:57:37 -0800
  see I thought I was on the right track! glow plug relay (can't remember correct part name) stuck "on"? ignition switch stuck in...
• Re: green glow
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2020 02:41:15 -0400
  ...Switched out the 'new' CRP relay sold by many for the > original VW 21 relay...glow gone in the 85 , moved the 'glow' to...
• Re: 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:19:07 -0400
  ...The green LED glows when it's on 12 volt and >propane but does not glow when switched to ac/dc....... David Beierl - Providence...
• FW: [DIESEL] Why burning out a diesel glow plug in less than 40 m iles?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:40:51 -0400
  ...Re: [DIESEL] Why burning out a diesel glow plug in less than 40 miles? My understanding is that a diesel with poor oil control...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:00:28 -0700
  ...In this image (backside view of glow plug light bulb connections at blue ribbon): https://goo.gl/photos/EoQwMLEtX9peZzVa7 are the positive and negative...
• Re: preheat light won't turn off -diesel vanagon-
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:27:49 -0400
  ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD ----- Original Message ----- hi everybody, few weeks ago, i have changed 4 glows plug on my...
• BN-2 glowplug?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:44:07 +0200
  Howdy Y'all Whos got a functional BN-2 glowplug on their shelf? I got my BN-2 yesterday, unpacked it, opened it, fixed...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:08:35 -0500
  ...I wait for the glow plugs to go out! Don't yours go out when they > are fully hot? Yes, they go out. But...
• Re: Why burning out a diesel glow plug in less than 40 miles?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 22:39:19 -0600
  ...chamber, cambelt end of engine, it was the tip of a glow > plug - I replaced them all 30-40 miles ago - they had all...
• Re: eerie cig. liters?
  Historical mailing list
  18 Jul 95 11:26:58 EDT
  /martha, Could the ominous greenish-glowing be due to the previous owner, possibly a heavy smoker, painting some kind of glow-in-the-dark...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:17:33 -0800
  ...At that time you can simply hook the 82 glow indicator wire to the O2 led pin on the 85 cluster and then you...
• Re: Starting problem with diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:39:20 -0500
  ...Once you get you glow plug light back in the dash, I always hit my glow plugs twice. After the light goes out the...
• green generator dash light glowing
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:43:56 -0500
  Fired up my 85 westy after it's winter sleep and noticed a faint, not bright, glow on the green gen dash light. Revving...
• Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 19:39:03 +0200
  ...They should be glowing red within 15 seconds. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Re: Is there any way...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 01:49:12 EDT
  << It's difficult being in the soft glow (or negative dark) of sheer genius, ain't it? >> Sheer only yield you soft dark to...
• Re: starting after replacing glow plugs
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 06:22:13 -0800
  Fill your new fuel filter with diesel, and, if you are getting power to the glows, she should start fine after a few seconds...
• Re: Bunker Burner Bait
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 16:43:52 -0400
  ...Check Glow plug fuse - OK >2) disconnect power lead to glow plug buss, jump battery hot lead direct to >glow plug buss via 0...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 18:49:44 -0500
  Yuo should be aware that the LED on the dash is a warning indicator, not the glow plug output itself. You can wait for...
• Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 06:10:03 -0700
  I'm no electrical whiz, but 1 ohm of resistance sounds way too low for a glow plug. Try applying power to them while...
• Glows plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Bernier
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:05:05 -0500
  Hi diesel connaisseur! Is there a manner to check the glow plugs (in place) without taking them apart? Thanks jguy -- Jean-Guy Bernier AU...
• Danke Schon!
  Historical mailing list
  29 Apr 1996 13:59:14 GMT
  ...Well I pulled the injectors, gave the glow plugs some juice, looked in the hole and found that two glow plugs were toast. I...
• re. BN2 heater info
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:44:23 -0600
  ...It has a glow plug (>1970), but no spark ignition like the BN4. Use heavy gauge wire to supply the heater, it needs it...
• Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:05:57 -0500
  ...the glow plug relay. Yours is fused permanently on. Why isn't the glow plug light on then? Because the light circuit is only...
• Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:32:44 -0700
  ...Is this correct? Image of ribbon circuit to yellow diesel glow plug light at cluster showing 15 and switched negative from glow plug relay...
• Re: 82 Diesel Glow Plug Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:51:33 -0400
  ...Follow the thick red/white wire back from the glow plug harness to wherever it leads. As this piece of metal (fuse) is exposed...
• Alternator light glows dimly at idle... Need new brushes?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:14:27 -0400
  Hey everyone, Just noticed this evening in the dark that the alternator idiot light glows dimly at idle and gradually goes out as I...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:26:18 -0500
  ...Check to see you have voltage at the glow plugs. There is a in line fuse between the glow plug relay, and glow plugs...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 97 13:13:36 EST
  I wrote: > Anyway, for a quick, dirty fix, just pull (and leave unconnected) the > wire to the glow plug temperature sensor on the head...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:46:45 -0500
  You should wait for the glow plugs to go out before cranking! On my '89 Jetta I can hear the relay click. It is...
• Re: Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 06 Nov 1996 22:58:07 -0500
  ...The relay goes into full glow when resistance is high, disconnected is very high resistance and full glow should be in the area of...
• Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:05:47 +0000
  ...When headlights are switched on there is a slight glow from the "brights" LED in the cluster. When switched off or to parking lights...
• Re: Convoy travel safety
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 13:07:16 -0800
  ...We used to use glowsticks and/or reflective tape for conveying at night. The glowsticks worked best but would be utterly impractical for such...
• Re: preheat light won't turn off -diesel vanagon-
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:43:54 -0400
  ...My guess is that the current from 4 new glow plugs caused the relay's points to stick closed. I had a golf once...
• Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Tue, 05 Nov 1996 12:28:04 -0800
  The glow plug light on my '82 Diesel Westy (35K) comes on to show that it works but quickly goes out no matter what...
• battery lite AND oxs lite are glowing
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 19:17:56 EST
  ...sensor and battery dummy lights are faintly glowing as I drive----any ideas why? Thanks----G. <A HREF="http://dieselslave.tripod.com">DIESELSLAVE'S...
• Re: Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
  Historical mailing list - Martin
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:19:54 +0000
  ...When the engine is stone cold, turn the ignition key to ignite the glow plugs two or three times, place your fingers directly on...
• Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Mar 2017 04:32:15 -0500
  ...Eastern Standard Time, tdiguru@WE STYVENTURES.COM writes: >could someone with a '83 down diesel vanagon send me a pic of their glow >plug...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:43:31 -0400
  "Neil Crawford" <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> said: > I'm looking into the glow plugs next. If ambient temps are moderate or warm, a diesel in...
• Replacing wiring into glow plug relay?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:17:24 -0700
  A simple question which probable applies to wiring in to *any* relay, but my problem right now is with the glow plug relay: The...
• Starting Problems....looking like alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:14:08 -0800
  ...After checking glow plugs and all, it seems that what brought the beast back to life was a good overnight trickle charge to the...
• Re: green generator dash light glowing
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:18:59 -0500
  ...On the westy the green turn signal light has the faint glow. original problem was an occasional rapid blinking left turn signal and a...
• anti-theft for diesel vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 12:00:00 -0700 (MST)
  ...have considered putting a relay over the glow plug line which would only allow the glow plugs to heat if the switch is thrown...
• Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:18:05 -0600
  ...I don't think over fueling would cause the pipe to glow. Could the engine have jumped time? Or a real lean situation would...
• Alternator light glows dimly at idle
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:08:31 -0700
  ...Alternator light glows dimly at idle... Need new brushes? Hey everyone, Just noticed this evening in the dark that the alternator idiot light glows...
• Bunker Burner Bait
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  15 Sep 1996 20:05:30 -0700
  ...Check Glow plug fuse - OK 2) disconnect power lead to glow plug buss, jump battery hot lead direct to glow plug buss via 0...
• Re: Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:04:52 +0000
  ...I used to think that this lever actuated the glow > plugs, but now I don't see how it could. What does it do...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 08:46:21 -0700
  ...the oil light does not glow >brightly but only dimly, and it eventually just fades out. Does the >brightness have anything to do with...