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Old 12-15-2008, 11:21 AM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
The consensus of opinion if frequently in error because one person gets it wrong and the crowd repeats "what he said." So instead of acting as a cheerleader for the uninformed masses, why not get out your multimeter (or look at a FSM) and determine for yourself what really happens?
Yes, you're right.

For the record, here's an earlier thread on this issue which also references an earlier comment by Lance who has a push button glow relay and mentions the electrical draw issues of glowing and starting at the same time.

Glow plug timing on 123's
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