From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jun 25 2005 - 11:20:50 PDT
Wow! just imagine the nerve of that seller!! Not guarantee a glow plug after
you took a grinder to it.
If you sell anything please send me your list I want to buy everything I use
from you. You do offer the same type of warrantee, Right? I'm very careful
with a grinder too. Wayne
"No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want
to adopt a rational attitude".
Karl Popper
>From: Jeff Gatton <jdgatton@yahoo.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Glow plugs M1009
>Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 03:12:11 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Quick answer....like Mike said, go with the 60G. Autozone was the cheapest
>by
>a long shot ($7.99, I think). If you don't have a local one, you can get
>them
>on-line.
>
>
>Now, let me tell you my little glow plug story....
>
>After wrestling out 5 swollen plugs...another story for a different time.
>(Let
>me know if you need more info on this.)
>
>I bought a set ($10 each when bought by set) of those super-duper
>non-swelling
>glowplugs from Kennedy Diesel, which turned out to be Wellman.
>
>I had to grind the tabs so they would fit the connectors. While I was very
>carefully grinding them, one of them just fell off (due to what I
>considered a
>bad spot weld). I promply called Kennedy and left a message. The owner
>e-mailed me back and said another one was on it's way and to send the
>broken
>one back. I replyed to him and fully explained the situation to ensure
>that it
>would still be covered under warranty. We exchanged several e-mails on the
>subject and he said that it would probably not be covered since I grinded
>on
>the tab, and not so send it back.
>
>I explained to him I was sure that my grinding did not totally cause it
>since I
>was VERY careful and didn't have any problems with the other 7. I offered
>to
>still send it back to him for a full evaluation. Well, he still sent me
>another glow plug and charged my credit card $12.80!!!! That was full
>price
>for a single plug plus shipping. I didn't open the package and e-mailed
>them
>with my displeased situation, but did not get a response. So I refused the
>package and retured to sender. They did give me a full refund of $12.80.
>
>For that one broken plug, I went to Autozone and got a 60G. So far the 7
>Wellmans and 1 60G has been working fine. I also installed a manual
>switch.
>If you need a new glow plug relay, there is one you can get for about $18.
>I
>got mine from Advance Auto. I think it was a SS76.
>
>Jeff Gatton
>Saucier, MS
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--- Mike Howell <michael@tsixroads.com> wrote:
>
> > I would recommend AC Delco 60g glowplugs. You can get them about
>anywhere
> > (even the NAPA in Tishomingo, MS keeps a set in stock). They are
> > non-swelling and temp compensated. I did have to grind the spade down a
> > little. I can't think of any problem except maybe corrosion. I
>replaced my
> > first set a year ago and haven't had any problems.
> >
> > Mike in Tish
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wayne Harris <papercu@hotmail.com>
> > Sent: Jun 24, 2005 9:02 PM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Subject: [MV] Glow plugs M1009
> >
> > A while back there was some discussion on the non-swelling Wellman plugs
>(or
> > others) for the M1009 and I think I remember some one saying DO NOT trim
>the
> > blades to make them fit but never heard why that was bad. As long as it
>is a
> > tight fit, is that O.K.? TIA Wayne
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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