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Originally Posted by stephenc03
hello, I bought the car from an auction. it turns over but doesnt even sound like it wants to start. the glow plugs have the common rail system and i can see that the rails have power to them because they are hot when i touch them. I am not very familiar with the common rail relay system. if the rails are hot that means the glow plugs are working right? the car has been sitting for over a year and it turns over but doesnt act like it wants to start and the glow plugs seem to be working...what do you think it could be? thanks
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Glow plugs are working by your description. You don't say where you are located or what the outside temps are. You might need to glow more than oce before you start. The engine needs to turn at least 100 RPM so if the battery or starter is weak you might have problems. The series glow plugs that you have weren't very good for me so I bought the conversion kit to pencil type from diesel giant.
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