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Old 01-23-2013, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by edge View Post
This cold spell forcse us to address glow plug failures. It took me 3 hrs to change 3 glow plugs, damn they are hard to get to! Starts right up now in 15 degree weather, whereas I couldn't start my 83 300D in 35 degree weather before the change.
Why did it take so long?

I can change #1 through #4 in less than 3 minutes each. #5 longer, may 10 minutes. The trick is have the wires easy to remove and use the correct tools.

I'll probably never have to change mine again since going to a manual glow plug relay because they don't get used much except from a dead cold start.
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