From: Stu Ellis (stuinnh@mvnut.us)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2005 - 11:59:14 PST
First time I installed glow plugs in my CUCV, I bought new torque wrench
from Sears, and did things like the TM9 said with torque settings. When I
was done couldn't get it started. I had snapped off all 8 glow plugs and
had to have the truck towed in to shop to get all 8 drilled out after they
took front fenders etc. off to get to them. $1100.00. Picked it up a week
later and drove it home. Got it home and saw pool of oil under engine.
Drove it back and they found leaking oil lines. $150.
All this cost because of hard starting problems in the end caused by fuel
pressure switch, not glow plugs or fuel drain back (I installed electric
pump $40, check valve $15 , had injection pump rebuilt $345 and even
installed new mechanical fuel pump $35).
That's how I got to know my CUCV so well. Since I have no natural
mechanical ability, everything is the hard way.
"Stu"
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
MVPA #14790
1967 M151A1 Jeep
1964 M416 Trailer
1986 M1009 Blazer
-----Original Message-----
From: chance wolf [mailto:chance_wolf@shaw.ca]
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 2:36 PM
To: Stu Ellis; 'Military Vehicles Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV Glow Plugs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
To: "'chance wolf'" <chance_wolf@shaw.ca>; "'Military Vehicles Mailing
List'" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: RE: [MV] CUCV Glow Plugs
> That sure won't aid starting in cold weather. I guess you could use a 24v
> power supply to the solenoid instead of the 12v when manual button used?
> Will that bring it back to the 8 second heat time?
It would. Not applicable on the vehicle I was talking about though because
we've turned it into a straight 12V setup. One day I'll swap the plugs out
into one of the original pattern CUCVs we have and put 11G or 13G plugs back
in the 12V truck. I'd put in AC60G type plugs fleet wide if I had the
choice, but so far I've found no retailer in my neck of the woods (B.C.,
Canada) who stocks them. Changing swelled glow plugs is just not my
favourite thing. I think it's on the list right beneath "shove bamboo
shoots under my fingernails" and "do income taxes."
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