Based on a visual inspection, it was due to age and heat. The contact was
very pitted, which caused it to heat up, and then the "contact wafer"
broke.

I jury rigged it by disconnecting the fried relay from the timer circuit,
and soldered wires to connect a new, standard automotive relay.

Prob solved.

;)

j

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, neil wrote:

> damn I'm good!
>
> Obviously it failed due to heat.
>
> Would heat be related to a change in voltage/current due to belt
> break, or "wear and tear"?
>
> Jon?
>
> Listers?
>
>
>
> On 3/9/07, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote:
> >
> > > glow plug relay (can't remember correct part name) stuck "on"?
> >
> > Yup, you got it!!! ;)
> >
> > The wafer broke inside, and shorted.
> >
> > J
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
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>