From: Chris Brunner (cjbrunner@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2005 - 05:17:05 PST
Although it hasn't happened to me yet, I want to be prepared when it
does. How does one remove a swelled head glow plug from the block if it
won't draw through the hole?
Chris
Mike Maynard wrote:
>Has any one tried these glow plugs? The people at www.thedieselplace.com
>swear by them...
>
>http://www.kennedydiesel.com/
>
>
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Caleb Pal - MilVeh [mailto:m1009@defcon-3.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:27 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV Glow Plugs
>
>Hey,
>
>I wasn't aware that the plugs were not spec'd for that time. Can someone
>explain the difference between the 12G and the 13G? My truck had 12G's in
>it, and it wasn't starting well, so I put the 13G's in. It was probably the
>fuel pressure switch that was the problem, but since the plugs had never
>been replaced since I had purchased the vehicle, I thought why not. I had
>read on the list archives that the 13G's were spec'd out for the CUCV's, and
>after they had toasted, a call to the AC hotline said the same thing, if you
>have a military CUCV, the 13G's are right. So last night after I cooked the
>new 13G expierment, I took a 12G that I had taken out of the truck a few
>months ago. I hooked it to 12v battery and let it have it. 70 seconds later
>it was red hot, but no swelling at all. So whats the difference. Sounds like
>finding a good glow plug is like the quest for the holy grail. And yes,
>thats the moral of the story AFTER I went through extracting 8 swelled
>plugs. Hindsight is always 20/20 right? But at least I learned
>something....do what Stu says....buy a fuel pressure switch. I should have
>listened sooner. I haven't gotten a new one here yet to prove that it works,
>but it sounds like thats what causing my problems. And now it sounds like
>its pointless unless you love STE-ICE. Anyone want to start making a rubber
>plug for that hole?? ;).
>
>Caleb
>
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