Glow Plugs Help
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This might help...
The glow plug controller is a very sensitive device, and once it blows it has to be replaced (not repaired), and it isn't cheap!
Mine has blown twice, and I only replaced it once at $365.00. I had heard about wiring a manual bypass switch for under $15.00, and that has worked perfectly ever since.
You need to purchase a good quality momentary switch (push button SPST will do fine), two appropriately sized ring terminals, and sufficient 14 or 16 AWG wire for the return run from the switch (say dash mounted for example) to the glow plug relay and back to the switch.
You attach one of the bypass switch wires to the small terminal on the glow plug relay and the other to a 12vdc source. Then when you press the manual switch, the glow plug relay is energized which then connects battery voltage to the glow plugs.
You can leave the blown controller installed as it is because it is no longer functioning as designed.
Hope this helps!
JT
Mine has blown twice, and I only replaced it once at $365.00. I had heard about wiring a manual bypass switch for under $15.00, and that has worked perfectly ever since.
You need to purchase a good quality momentary switch (push button SPST will do fine), two appropriately sized ring terminals, and sufficient 14 or 16 AWG wire for the return run from the switch (say dash mounted for example) to the glow plug relay and back to the switch.
You attach one of the bypass switch wires to the small terminal on the glow plug relay and the other to a 12vdc source. Then when you press the manual switch, the glow plug relay is energized which then connects battery voltage to the glow plugs.
You can leave the blown controller installed as it is because it is no longer functioning as designed.
Hope this helps!
JT
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...not where I live they aren't! The only supplier I could find who even listed it in a catalogue was Lordco, our local parts retailer, and in addition, I got charged an extra $20 for them to ship it from a branch in Osoyoos, BC to my Surrey, BC branch. The full list price was $368.00 if I recall correctly...
JT
JT
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Everything except the natural resources! I didn't realize I could operate the glow plugs manually or else I wouldn't have wasted the money on the controller. But like my Father once told me: "...son, when they got you by the *****, your heart and mind will follow!"
That sums up my GP experience.
Regards,
JT
That sums up my GP experience.
Regards,
JT
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I was born and raised in BC, but spent a couple years in Toronto during the mid-70s. While Ontario is a beautiful province, it cannot compare to BC especially the lower mainland, south coastal regions. It is simply awesome. So awesome that it justifies another Canadian vacation, but this time to Vancouver. Expensive yes, but all things considered, it's a bargain at half the price!
Consider this a personal invitation on behalf of the 3 million of us who live here. It's truly God's country!
JT
Consider this a personal invitation on behalf of the 3 million of us who live here. It's truly God's country!
JT
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The glow plug controller is a very sensitive device, and once it blows it has to be replaced (not repaired), and it isn't cheap!
Mine has blown twice, and I only replaced it once at $365.00. I had heard about wiring a manual bypass switch for under $15.00, and that has worked perfectly ever since.
You need to purchase a good quality momentary switch (push button SPST will do fine), two appropriately sized ring terminals, and sufficient 14 or 16 AWG wire for the return run from the switch (say dash mounted for example) to the glow plug relay and back to the switch.
You attach one of the bypass switch wires to the small terminal on the glow plug relay and the other to a 12vdc source. Then when you press the manual switch, the glow plug relay is energized which then connects battery voltage to the glow plugs.
You can leave the blown controller installed as it is because it is no longer functioning as designed.
Hope this helps!
JT
Mine has blown twice, and I only replaced it once at $365.00. I had heard about wiring a manual bypass switch for under $15.00, and that has worked perfectly ever since.
You need to purchase a good quality momentary switch (push button SPST will do fine), two appropriately sized ring terminals, and sufficient 14 or 16 AWG wire for the return run from the switch (say dash mounted for example) to the glow plug relay and back to the switch.
You attach one of the bypass switch wires to the small terminal on the glow plug relay and the other to a 12vdc source. Then when you press the manual switch, the glow plug relay is energized which then connects battery voltage to the glow plugs.
You can leave the blown controller installed as it is because it is no longer functioning as designed.
Hope this helps!
JT