[AT] Old Spark plug / Glow Plug help needed

charliehill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Fri Mar 5 04:14:11 PST 2010


Rupert,  I think Tony Carbaugh that hangs out at Allischalmers.com, helped 
him out.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rupert" <rwenig2 at xplornet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Old Spark plug / Glow Plug help needed


> Hello Guys,
> I'm curious about the glow plugs as I've never had a reason to pull
> one. The mounting seems to be a pipe thread type fitting on the ones
> I've looked at. Is this so? If so, I would suspect other makes and
> models would use a similar glow plug. Am I right?
>
> Rupert
>
> On 3/4/2010 7:55 PM, charliehill wrote:
>> Chris,  If no one here can help go over to WWW.Allischalmers.com.  Go to 
>> the
>> forum and post the question under the farm tractors section.  If there is
>> one available in the country most likely those guys know where it is.  I
>> think they are still available but I'm not sure.
>>
>> You are correct.  I believe it just pre-heats the air in the manifold.  I
>> think AC continued to use those in the 100 series tractors and maybe 
>> beyond
>> that.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chris C"<jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>
>> To:<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 6:08 PM
>> Subject: [AT] Old Spark plug / Glow Plug help needed
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I have an Allis Chalmers 190XT Diesel that has an Autolite PW12-3 12 
>>> volt
>>> 'manifold heater' that I need to replace. Autolite has not made one of
>>> these critters for about 10 years now.
>>>
>>>    This is a pre-heater that heats an aproximately 3" electrode that
>>> protrudes into the intake manifold to assist in starting.  No fuel is
>>> added to the plug so it is not the style that builds a little fire in 
>>> the
>>> intake like a lot of pre-heaters do.
>>>
>>>    Anway, I need one. I am hoping some of you old spark plug guys can 
>>> help
>>> me out.
>>>
>>>              Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Rupert Wenig
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