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Old 12-26-2004, 02:53 PM
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I have faith in the glow plugs, they really do make a difference, I was formerly starting mine by giving it about 30 seconds of glow, then about 15-20 seconds of cranking when it was below 10 deg's out.....but I tried a new method, I simply sit and wait for the whole first glow cycle to end, then I quick start the cycle again, and after about 25 seconds into the second glow cycle I crank, usually less than 3-4 seconds of cranking/8-10 strokes and its running now! Glowing a lot longer makes a huge difference. Last night after work around 12:15am I did this extended glow procedure that I do now, and it was only about 2-3 deg's out, and the car was in a windy parking lot. 5-6 cranks and it was running. I also have the extended glow relay and a new set of plugs (as of july).
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