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Old 12-22-2008, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by nickofoxford View Post
I really want to hook up an extra indicator light to tell me when my glow plugs really shut off. The relay is a good way to tell, if your driveway is as quiet as a mouse in the morning.
This is one of the really good features of the old diesels. You can glow up to 2 minutes with the old Bosch " candle wire" injectors or the Beru "bird cage" injectors.

It went below zero last night so I decided to plug in the block heater. I'll also give the battery a little zip this morning before I start the 240D. This year in the summer, the 190D (and the "hybrid" 1940 170 I'm making into a diesel) will get block heaters, assuming I can find something that fits, which I believe I can.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6
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