plumbfisher
Active Member
Slight cold starting difficulties recently so thought it time to check the glow plugs again. (I know there's another ongoing thread about these)
For those of us who don't have magnetic sockets etc. here's a tip that'll stop you dropping things -
A rubber spark plug connector is really handy. It'll fit over the 12mm manifold nuts, the wee nuts on the glowplugs and the glowplugs themselves so that after loosening them you can use the plug connector (with a bit of HT lead attached as a flexible drive for the last few turns.
I test the plugs in place. Resistance of 1 ohm or so is ok, open circuit and its knackered.
Only one failing seems to cause a rough start on my old bus
For those of us who don't have magnetic sockets etc. here's a tip that'll stop you dropping things -
A rubber spark plug connector is really handy. It'll fit over the 12mm manifold nuts, the wee nuts on the glowplugs and the glowplugs themselves so that after loosening them you can use the plug connector (with a bit of HT lead attached as a flexible drive for the last few turns.
I test the plugs in place. Resistance of 1 ohm or so is ok, open circuit and its knackered.
Only one failing seems to cause a rough start on my old bus
