[AT] Glow plugs

Dennis Johnson moscowengnr at outlook.com
Sun Dec 20 07:10:45 PST 2015


I have a small Bolens diesel. It starts better with a few seconds of glow plug even in summer. I used to have a VW diesel, and it needed the glow plugs in cold weather. My Ram 5.9 needs glow plugs when cold. My Ram 1500 has an computer that does not let the starter crank until glow plugs or temperature are at the correct levels.

I have done cold weather starting kits for diesels in Alaska and Russia. Years back they started them in a shop and then left them running for a day or two until the job was done. In more recent times the heating systems have developed where you can warm up a 2500 HP diesel in 20 to 30 minutes at -40 where it will start.
Getting heat to the combustion chamber area is that it takes to start diesels.

Thanks
Dennis

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> On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> I have a question about glow plugs, my Mahindra is the first diesel I 
> have owned that has them. In the summer, I don't really bother with 
> them, but now that winter has arrived here in Michigan, I assume I 
> should be using them all the time. When I turn the key the light comes 
> on for about 30 seconds, then goes off, and I fire it up. Is there a 
> rule of thumb as to when I should be using them, or is it just whether 
> is starts easily enough without them? Will not using them cause any harm 
> to the engine? Any thoughts would be appreciated. My old Massey didn't 
> have them, if it was below 40 degrees, you plugged in the block heater, 
> or you couldn't start it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike M
> 
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