Bongo Fury

hello all and thank u for looking
i paqrked my ford freda up at the end of the summer and the batterys where knacked so thought id go get some new ones i've done this today and fitted them as i have 2 put the key in turned it on and no glow plug light i've checked all the fuses none blown but cannot her to fire up so if any one can help that would be great thanka again

May be the glow plug relay under the bonnet, drivers side in a plastic cover, may have got damp & oxidised contacts, try giving it a thump, if not you may be able to pop the cover off & clean up the contacts. Are all the normal lights coming on with the ignition?

yes every other light is coming on on the dash only the glow plug light i'll try that in the morning and hopefully it does the trick thanks again i'll come back and say if that done the trick or not

sotonbongo
where are you this can be a great help as there are so many good people on this site, there maybe someone close who can help.
PS welcome on board

thank you
i'm in southampton if that helps anyone ihave an sgl5 ford freda 2.5td 4wd fulltime with the elevating roof

i've checked the glow plug relay today seems to be working ok but still no glow plug light any other ideas would be great cheers

please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm watching this thread sotonbongo and wish I could offer some useful help. I can only suggest going through the motions to see if you have a glow at the plugs. Not sure how you do this - presume remove them and check power is going to them and that they glow. If it isn't that I'd guess you have to move on to the fuel system and see if you are getting any delivered. Even less of a clue on how to check that. Have you checked filters all clear? Good luck and keep us posted. Doesnt sound like its expensive, just a bugger to track down (I wonder if it will turn out to be something obvious )

Have you checked whether there's 12v at the glow plug rail? check for burnt out or broken wires, this has cropped up before, I think there's an inline fuse under the bonnet as well as in the fuse box, may be wrong though
As the golw plug light is not coming on I would assume it is an electrical rather than a fuel problem, as long as the glow plug light was working before.
Would be worth using the search facility for past topics, you may find the answer, use "and" between each word, eg - glow and plug and fuse.
Hopefully someone more knowledgable will be along soon

mikeonb4c wrote:I'm watching this thread sotonbongo and wish I could offer some useful help. I can only suggest going through the motions to see if you have a glow at the plugs. Not sure how you do this - presume remove them and check power is going to them and that they glow. If it isn't that I'd guess you have to move on to the fuel system and see if you are getting any delivered. Even less of a clue on how to check that. Have you checked filters all clear? Good luck and keep us posted. Doesnt sound like its expensive, just a bugger to track down (I wonder if it will turn out to be something obvious )

Think you maybe right, fuel may be the problem.

ive checked all fuses even all the ones under the bonnet all fine i'm gonna have a look at glow plugs at the weekend if not you might all seea ford freda for sale soon

Don't give up sotonbongo! If I didn't have my engine in bits, I'd have time to come & have a poke round with you. Have you checked the big fuse in the box under the bonnet by the air intake?

fires up every time now dont know what the problem was seems to have rectified it self lets hope it dont fail again what ever it was

Glowplug light , not working ! Have you checked the the " Bulb " is servicible ??

Yeah... Worth checking the bulb.

Someone (may have been Haydn) told me that the light isnt linked to glow plugs.... Its just a time thing to ensure you allow for heating up.

Lloydy