Glow Plug wiring mod

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:37 pm

Just done Ben Bruce's wiring mod to the glow plug relay - really easy job and it works!!

Just remember to leave them on until you pull away, cos' it stalled when I turned them straight off after starting the engine

shutty747 · Post by **shutty747** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:46 pm

could you point me to this intriguing sounding mod please?!

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:02 pm

It's in the Fact Sheets in the Member's Area - at the bottom of the Glow Plug sheet.
The hardest part was finding the purple wire cos' it's hidden by the plastic covering. It comes out of the back relay, which is covered by what looks like a stiff clear plastic bag.

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:06 pm

YEP !! I did mine about 4 weeks ago. Dead easy and seems worthwhile.

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:35 pm

Got all the parts/wire for doing the job, now just waiting for my holidays

After just changing the plugs I thought I would do this mod to help them last! This sounds like it could save me a small fortune. Must be worth more in the than the membership alone! well worth joining!!!!!

(Any commission available?)

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:52 pm

Did mine last year and used a switch with a bulb in it - just shows you how LONG the plugs can stay on for on a cold day............MINUTES!

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:14 am

Well, today was a cold, driech, harr misty morning so I thought I'd check how long the glowplugs stay on. Caught up in slow moving traffic and using very little throttle so the plugs didn't kick out with turbo boost...................................5 MINUTES later they finally turned off just as I got onto a dual carriageway - exactly the same time as the gearbox took lockup (same sensor circuit, although this was the first time I'd proved it

).................no wonder cheap ones don't last long

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:22 am

Coo Dandy - I bet you're glad you did that mod, even good plugs aren't really designed to work that long.