Or, cycle through your warmup two or three times and walk back and
touch the glow plugs. If they're not hot, they're not working.

The fuse in is the black box at the right front firewall.

Jim

On 10/8/07, Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I bet your glow plug fuse is blown or the glow plug relay
> is dirty.  Check for voltage at the glow plugs when the light
> is on.
>
> I don't know where the glow plug fuse is on a vanagon, but on a
> rabbit it's on the firewall... Just follow the wires.
>
>
> tabe johnson/87 westy
>
>
>
>
> *** cut here ***
>
>
> Date:    Mon, 8 Oct 2007 00:39:10 -0700
> From:    Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
>
> Dear all diesel know hows ...
>
> i have a 1.6 Turbo Diesel OEM 1989 Vanagon
> in the morning or after a 2-3 hours sitting ... it is very slow to catch
> when starting ...
> Procedure ...
> I turn the key on to warm glow plugs no less than 6 times ...
> Pull handle on dash (which reminds me of a decompression valve)
> put stick in neutral
> turn key to engage starter
> the engine winds ...
> (sometimes because of carburetter trained foot i press fuel ) (but not very
> often)
> (doesnt help any way)
> engine winds for 30 seconds sometimes a minute
> then almost  catches ... then another 30 seconds winding
> and away she goes and cloud of very white smoke is the expulsions  ...
> when it is warm .. the engine goes zoom zoom after first glow plug warm up
> ...
> winds over less than a turn or two ... indeed almost instant start...
> no smoke on those starts ...
> i have same results regardless of last time i changed oil ...
>
> in the summer this is hardly an issue at all so long as temp outside doesnt
> go below 20 degrees c at night
>
> suggestions>>>???
> yours
>