I had a call this morning.
The owner put a full set of glow plugs in a vice at the same time, quickly tested them.

Opened the vice, and "reflex action" caught three before they hit the floor.
He was quicker than most to drop them, getting relatively minor burns.

After applying silvadene, he called to discuss the glow intensity/color.

He was terribly embarrassed by his reflex action, with extreme knowledge of the danger as a plastic surgeon, specializing in burn reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Warning for members:
Let them hit the floor, no glow plug is worth the BURN...


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ASE Master Mechanic
https://whunter.carrd.co/

Prototype R&D/testing:
Thermal & Aerodynamic System Engineering (TASE) Senior vehicle instrumentation technician.
Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
Vehicle build.
Fleet Durability
Technical Quality Auditor.
Automotive Technical Writer

1985 300SD
1983 300D
2003 Volvo V70

https://www.boldegoist.com/

I did something similiar one time putting away a coleman camping stove. I was heating it up (during the blue roaring flame stage) and it started to rain and I was going to turn everything off and the tank (with the "generator") dropped off the front of the grill. I caught the generator tube with my hand and immediately dropped it. I had HUGE blisters for a couple of months form that.

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Java Developer/Linux SysAdmin

Current:
*1984 300D ~200K,1989 MR2 250K, 2012 Ford Fusion 4.5K (fiance's car to replace the uber-unsafe cavalier)
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Past: 1998 Chevy Cavalier ,2005 Saab 9-3 2.0T, 1996 Mazda Protege, 1974 Porsche 914 2.0, 1997 Land Rover Discovery 4.0L/5Speed, 1995 Jeep Wrangler

If you touch the tip at 2372F you won't feel it but for a second before the nerve endings in your skin are killed by the heat.

Same thing happened when I got drops of molten lead on my skin while casting bullets for reloading. It doesn't hurt as much as you think because the nerve endings have been cooked. Also leaves a nice scar.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

Recycled for new members

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ASE Master Mechanic
https://whunter.carrd.co/

Prototype R&D/testing:
Thermal & Aerodynamic System Engineering (TASE) Senior vehicle instrumentation technician.
Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
Vehicle build.
Fleet Durability
Technical Quality Auditor.
Automotive Technical Writer

1985 300SD
1983 300D
2003 Volvo V70

https://www.boldegoist.com/