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Starting Problems....looking like alternator
Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:14:08 -0800
...of info, mostly relating to glow plugs and relays/fuses. Thanks for all the help. After checking glow plugs and all, it seems that...
Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:57:17 -0800
hey all .....You know those fuses that are a strip of metal on a diesel vanagon or Rabbit, for the glow plug circuit ... attached...
Re: Starting Problems....looking like alternator
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:27:21 -0700
...of info, mostly relating to glow plugs and relays/fuses. > Thanks for all the help. After checking glow plugs and all, it seems that...
Re: 84 Dometic fridge
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:07:08 -0700
...The green LED glows when it's on 12 volt and > propane but does not glow when switched to ac/dc....... > Thanks for your...
Re: Eurovan Radiator Fans not running
Historical mailing list - Southard Family
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:32:33 -0400
...50A fuses were blown. What to do? Turns out they are the same fuse used on VW Diesels in the Glow Plug circuit. I...
Re: 90 Carat 50 amp fuse for A/C: Substitution Possiblities
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:20:39 -0500
You may want to check the dealer and cross-reference the glow-plug fuse from a diesel. These fuses are a thin piece of...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:03:52 -0700
...2 for FP relay. (some diesels use relay socket #2 for glow plug relay but these don't use Fuse 5) Either way you...
Re: Diesel engine help needed (little or NVC)
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:47:02 -0400
...Check for power to the glow plug bus bar on the head. Turn on the ignition and check for 12v at any of the...
Re: Diesels
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
13 Sep 1995 10:04:33 -0700
...Carry spare fuses. b) The glow plugs are controlled by a relay module with some control electronics and contact points. I have had 2...
Re: Hot EV still, reply
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 03:42:10 EDT
...Also check the big 50 amp diesel glow plug type fuses behind the left headlight, they are silver and aren't what many people...
Re: canadian heater
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:52:32 -0700
...The carbon build-up on the glow plug gets really bad when the voltage drops. The only problem is camping. In the '82 the...
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:11:55 -0600
...bolts coil cap and rotor spark plugs points idle and main jets (for the progressive carb install) fuses in rear closet: timing light tach...
Re: Random Compatibility Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:18:45 -0800
...The instrument cluster won't have a Glow Plug warning light of course .. wiring to the instrument cluster is slightly different ..but it's...
82 Air Cooled Questions
Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:36:01 -0600
...On my van there is a glow plug type device use to determine if the engine is overheating or not. This is kinda disconcerting...
Re: Random Compatibility Questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:46 -0600
...fit or are adaptable. > The instrument cluster won't have a Glow Plug warning light of course .. > wiring to the instrument cluster is slightly...
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:39:26 -0700
...bolts > coil > cap and rotor > spark plugs > points > idle and main jets (for the progressive carb install) > fuses > > in rear closet: > timing light > tach...
Re: Random Compatibility Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:46:57 -0800
...fit or are adaptable. > The instrument cluster won't have a Glow Plug warning light of > course .. > wiring to the instrument cluster is slightly...
Diesel engine help needed (little or NVC)
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:19:07 EDT
...Well, turning the key after the glow-plug light went out [JOY!] rewarded me with the familiar and sadly missed sound of the Jetta...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: 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: fridge - no run on 12v, gas :-(
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:40:06 -0400
...I tried replacing the fuses behind the seat, >fiddling with different temp settings, etc, to no avail. Any ideas? Don't bother with the...
Re: Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:08:47 -0800
...the manual control glow plug circuit I ues for diesel vanagons is like that...........hold the button down, count to 10 say ( for gas...
Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:32:00 -0700
...perhaps the glow plug relay , but that's all. ( has starter , batt, alternator and lights/instruments of course, but the main running stuff ...all...