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Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:41:36 -0700
...If the coolant temperature is warm enough, the > glow plugs and LED won't be turned on at all in the > "glow" position of...
DIESEL starting and other general questions
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:16:46 -0800
To learn more (perhaps more than you really wanted to know) about the VW diesel glow-system, visit Roger Brown's excellent page: http...
Re- Diesel Westy Glow Plug
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
6 Nov 1996 11:31:22 -0800
The glow plug relay unit contains a small circuit board in addition to the actual relay. My best GUESS at this time is that...
BN2 not ignitiing?
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:18:30 +0100
Hi Yesterday I benchtested my BN2 with new glowplug. I pump a LOT of gasoline - had large poodle under BN2. But no ignition. Yes...
Re: 82 Diesel Glow Plug Problem?
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:48:33 -0500
...If I remember correctly, there are two types of glow plugs and relays - long glow & short glow. You can not interchange the two, and...
VW diesel no-starts
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:41:43 -0500
...Each Diesel car has a glowplug control relay (or glowplug controller in the computer for late-model vehicles) that determines the glow-time from...
82 Diesel Glow Plug Problem?
Historical mailing list - GREEN-DANIEL ALLAN
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:51:23 EST5EDT
...I had my glow plug relay and glow plug #3 replaced in July because of inconsistent hard starting- it worked great, until last week...
Re: Glows plugs
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:42:36 -0800
The VW glow plugs are in parallel. I've been known to use an IR thermometer to check is a glow plug is working...
glow plug removal
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:31:19 -0500
I've successfully broken a glow plug trying to remove it. Luckily, it seams, the nut-portion of the glow plug broke away from...
Glows plugs
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:13:13 -0500
A glow plug is just an electrical resistor. Imagine a very heavy duty light bulb without the glass globe. When you pass electricity through...
Glow Plugs
Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:41:14 -0700
Ken, If you look at the ring on the top of the glow plug, you will find that the fast glow ones have a...
Re: Glows plugs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:52:48 -0800
Here's my 'no doubt about it' glow plug test for vw diesel glow plugs, which are in parallel, btw. I remove the injector...
Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:31:58 EDT
I would check and clean your connections at the glow plug relay as regards the glow light but plan on replacing the relay. It...
Re: Glows plugs
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:25:36 -0500
Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> writes: > A glow plug is just an electrical resistor. Imagine a very heavy > duty light bulb without the...
Glow plug info for 1.6 and 1.9l VW engines.
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:45:47 -0800
Dear All, There have been many posts on the glow plugs and hard starting recently. A writeup with pictures on how the system functions...
Glow Plug Warning Light-Glo
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
17 Jul 1995 11:56:00 -0700
...7/17/95 Glow Plug Warning Light The reason I put a special warning light on my glow plug buss was to provide positive...
Re: Stats and glow plugs.
Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 10:09:17 -0700 (MST)
>From P.J.Kenny &&Well, I haven't a *clue* what a glow plug looks like - or where &&the lil' critters reside in the...
Re: diesel warm start ??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Mar 97 23:46:21 EST
...http://www.cs.rochester.edu:80/u/jag/vw/engine/glowplugs/glowplugs.html but please don't poke around with the other pages on...
Re: Glows plugs
Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:44:11 -0500
You can try to squeeze your fingers in there next to the glow plugs and see if you feel any warmth after the plugs...
Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
Historical mailing list - juju34
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 04:34:40 -0500
check that all glow plugs are warming, after checking that the glow plug relay is sending current to each plug, one glow plug , non...
Re: Stats and glow plugs. (fast glow plugs)
Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:47:07 -0500
...There was a "fast glow plug kit" that VW sold at one time. There is MORE to change than the plugs. The other required...
diesel vanagon don't start
Historical mailing list - J�r�me Grenon
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 21:41:18 -0400
...1) glow plug light is working 2) there is draw in the fuel pump 3)glow plug relay works 4) west smell diesel and...
'green glow'
Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:38:17 -0500
I have the dreaded 'Green Glow' also coming from my 85 Westy dash turn signal lamp, when ignition on. Went and discovered corroded bulbs...
glow plug sender relay
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:18:06 -0600 (MDT)
Hello vanagon gang, Have any of you diesel people out there changed your glow plug sender relay? I believe mine is faulty since my...
diesel warm start ??
Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
Mon, 03 Mar 1997 11:27:55 -0500
...I don't thing the glows are working in a warm start situation...It' never fails to start in cold weather when the glow...
Re: Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
Historical mailing list - Strano Foreign Car
Thu, 7 Nov 1996 12:06:38 -0500
At 02:50 PM 11/5/96 -0600, you wrote: >At 02:37 PM 11/5/96 -0600, Robert Zezoff wrote: >>The glow plug...
Re: Shed one more bit of light on the fridge light, please
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:34:09 -0800
...Mark Jim Felder wrote: > ..... > I also discovered from other listmembers that the fridge LED that > glows under LP gas operation also glows during 12V...
Re: Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior
Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:23:21 -0800
Hi All, That's right, pulling the head heat sensor wire leaves the glow plugs on with no time out. I'm assuming you...
Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:18:22 -0700
...14/12 is (I assume) ground supplied by the glow plug relay. Those paths connect to the spot where a diesel glow plug bulb...
Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:54:33 -0500
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jay L Snyder wrote: > You should wait for the glow plugs to go out before cranking! On my '89...
Re: Ignorant glow plug question
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:26:37 -0500
...What does it do and are the glow plugs controlled by a relay, independently?? >> The cold start lever advances the injection timing. The glow...
green glow
Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:38:31 -0500
...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: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 06:54:43 -0700
...There are 'fast' and 'slow' glows, and they each go with their matching 'fast' or 'slow' relay. Stick with Bosch or Beru and pay...
Re: Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:34:43 -0500
...Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior > Hi All, > > That's right, pulling the head heat sensor wire leaves > the glow plugs on with...
Re: hard cold start on 82 diesel
Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:20:38 EDT
...Is the glow plug LED lighting when the ignition is switched on? Sometimes glow plugs can go open. Disconnect the cable from the top...
Re: green generator dash light glowing
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:55:25 -0400
...That lamp would draw about 100 mA to make the filament glow white hot; whereas an LED will begin to glow with a very...
Improving glow plug system for winter cold starts.
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:47:19 -0800
In newer IDI engines VW keeps the glows on for a while after the engine starts at cold temps. This makes it run much...
Part Number for 1.9 TDI Glow Plug?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:16:29 EST
A friend of mine is looking for the part number for the glow plugs for a 97 Jetta TDI. I wouldn't think a...
Need Diesel, Glow Plug Advice
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:47:02 EDT
I have just sent a customer some Bosch glow plugs. The boxes all looked the same so I just assumed they were the same...
O2 light glowing...
Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
Fri, 27 May 2005 10:59:03 -0700
...i have been led to believe that the oxygen-sensor idiot light is somehow programmed to glow after a given number of miles as...
Testing glow plugs and then replacing tips
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 06:56:44 -0800
...http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/GlowPlugs.shtml for lots of helpful info on understanding and troubleshooting the VW diesel glow system. Good luck...
Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 06:21:29 -0800
I have a dash light wired to my glow plug bus bar on my 82 Westy. It stays on for several seconds after I...
Re: diesel warm start ??
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Fri, 07 Mar 1997 16:13:00 -0500
...The glow plugs do come on when the engine is warm, the light does not come on. Try waiting a few extra seconds, just...
Re: hard cold start on 82 diesel
Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:55:11 -0700
...Is the glow plug LED lighting when the ignition is switched on? Sometimes glow plugs can go open. Disconnect the cable from the top...
preheat light won't turn off -diesel vanagon-
Historical mailing list - Grenon, Jerome
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:57:37 -0400
hi everybody, few weeks ago, i have changed 4 glows plug on my diesel west. Since this time, the glow plug light stay on...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:36:32 -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...
Re: 82 Diesel Glow Plug Problem?
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:28:36 -0400
...If I remember correctly, there are two types of glow > plugs and relays - long glow & short glow. You can not interchange the > two, and...
Glow Plug FLicker Indicates H2O in Fuel?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:51:26 -0500
...Any ideas how water in the fuel would cause the glow plug light to flicker? Some kind of resistance reading across the plug? I...
Re: Testing glow plugs and then replacing tips
Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin L
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:32:49 -0500
Doc, I have been having, and still having, glow plug/relay problems. The inline fuse is to the left of the relay. If you...
Re: the '82 Diesel Westy Rolls again....
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 20:41:57 -0500
>> One side question: >> To get at the two other glow plugs, looks like I'll have to remove >> the Diesel injector pump. any hints...
Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 16:53:50 -0400
...That's why Bentley tells you to measure the current draw instead. >I've confirmed that I get 12V on the glow plug bus...
Re: Glow Plug Flicker Indicates H2O in Fuel?
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 20:25:38 -0900
...Glow Plug FLicker Indicates H2O in Fuel? Do the Vanagons have the same system as my '89 Jetta diesel for indicating water in the...
Re: Greetings / gas heater info
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Dec 1995 12:23:37 -0800
...I replaced the glow plug and everything worked well for 3 months. Then the glow plug wouldn't spark sufficiently to start the heater...
re: '82 Diesel Smoke
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Mar 96 18:16:36 EST
...non functional glow plugs, non functional glow plug relay, or broken electrical circuit. Too low pressure: check comression. Should be around 450 psi. If...
AW: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:11:41 +0200
...Have you checked the fuse for the glow plugs? 2. Try connecting the glow plugs with a second person directly to the battery, then...
Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 23:40:40 -0500
...I've confirmed that I get 12V on the glow plug bus-bar. I've measure the resistance of each glow plug - to earth...
Shed one more bit of light on the fridge light, please
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:17:31 -0500
...I also discovered from other listmembers that the fridge LED that glows under LP gas operation also glows during 12V operation. Tonight, in the...
Re: 'green glow'
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:20:55 -0400
...Yrs, d On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 4:39 AM Bill Berg <overthehillbill@gmail.com> wrote: > I have the dreaded 'Green Glow' also...
Re: diesel vanagon owners - i need your help
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 6 Mar 2017 23:52:15 -0500
...much appreciated!! There is no glow plug knob. The only 'knob' is a handle at the bottom of the dash to the right of...
Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:58:42 -0500
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jaap Nauta wrote: > By the way, as far as I know the glow plugs stay on some time after...