

| Subject: | Re: the '82 Diesel Westy Rolls again.... |
| From: | Jeff Diebolt |
| Date: | 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, insight there??? > >I've done it a few times now - you're right, it's nearly impossible >unless you enjoy skinned knuckles and swearing... > >Last time I did mine was during a head gasket job, so it was easy. If >you do remove the pump, remember the timing should be adjusted >afterwards. Remove the injector lines to access the no's 1 & 2 glow plugs. It's not that difficult to restart the engine when you've only removed the lines. We used to check glow plugs by removing the injectors. This accomplished two things. We were able to inspect the end of the injector to be sure nothing was wrong there and clean it while it was out. And then we would check the glow plugs while installed. You'd be surprised at how many of them would check good with an ohm meter but when you would look at the brightness of the glow while glowing there was definitely something wrong with the plug. Probably on it's last leg. Living where we do if we had any doubt it would be replaced. Also drained the fuel filter on any diesel that was in for service. HTH Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt mailto:jdiebolt@up.net
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