Thread: 1979 300sd help
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Old 05-13-2006, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by burnerjunky
O, and one huge problem, which i can't believe i forgot, is that i takes 5-7 tries to start the engine and the glow plug light blinks for a while after i start up the engine. I was wondering what the most common problem would cause this: bad ignition wires, glow plugs, something worse?
It's very likely that more than one glow plug has failed. You can test them all for resistance.........they need to be between .8 and 1.2 ohms..........and replace the ones that have failed.......usually open.
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