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Subject:Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:08:35 -0500

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jay L Snyder wrote:

>
> Not me.  I wait for the glow plugs to go out!  Don't yours go out when they
> are fully hot?

Yes, they go out.  But they come on again when I turn the key to the start
position.  Yes, I know the dash light doesn't come on, but the glow plugs
do.  If you don't believe me, rig a test light to the bus bar.  The light
on the dash is driven independently of the actual glow plugs.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon