Freelander 1 Help needed please or divine intervention
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131commando
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HOORAH, well against all odds the vacuum idea with air compressor worked, the bit is out through the injector hole.
My wet n dry vac had a 22 mm tube taped to the hose and was a tight fit in the injector hole and I borrowed my friends portable workshop compressor I started the vacuum and applied bursts of air through the glow plug hole and after a couple of hours of no joy I got the wife to take over the air jetting as I rotated the crankshaft by hand and within a few goes I was about to give up I decided to look in the vacuum cleaner and hey presto the electrode was there.I don't know if it was divine intervention,luck or something else but I'm well happy.
I also found THE VERY TIP of the removed electrode IS magnetic so for anyone wondering if it's possible on a TD4 to get the tip out I can confirm YES IT IS I'VE DONE IT.
I am in the same position with my last glowplug the electrode is broken off and stuck in the head but this time I'm going to buy a £36 tip removal kit and try withdrawing it as I don't want to chance my luck again but at least if all fails I know it's possible to get them out.
My wet n dry vac had a 22 mm tube taped to the hose and was a tight fit in the injector hole and I borrowed my friends portable workshop compressor I started the vacuum and applied bursts of air through the glow plug hole and after a couple of hours of no joy I got the wife to take over the air jetting as I rotated the crankshaft by hand and within a few goes I was about to give up I decided to look in the vacuum cleaner and hey presto the electrode was there.I don't know if it was divine intervention,luck or something else but I'm well happy.
I also found THE VERY TIP of the removed electrode IS magnetic so for anyone wondering if it's possible on a TD4 to get the tip out I can confirm YES IT IS I'VE DONE IT.
I am in the same position with my last glowplug the electrode is broken off and stuck in the head but this time I'm going to buy a £36 tip removal kit and try withdrawing it as I don't want to chance my luck again but at least if all fails I know it's possible to get them out.
