Alright so this morning I woke up to go to school and got in turbo (83 300d turbo) as usual and turned the key, glow light went out and tried to crank it over and it just clicked as if the battery were dead. I tried again and something was clicking, the lights and radio weren't working and the tach started jumping. This all lasted about 5 seconds or so. I got home from school and started investigating and traced the clicking to the glow plug relay. It appears when you turn the key the tach jumps and lights dim for about 5 or so seconds untill they go out, which is generally the length before my glow plug light goes out. The starter won't even engage making me think the battery is dead. All fuses are fine and there are no visible open wires.

So I am thinking I have a bad glow plug relay or a short somewhere between that and the ignition. I am not sure if anyone has experienced anything like this but the car was working fine the days prior. No dim lights or anything like that. I've never had any electrical issues so I find it pretty strange that all of the sudden it simply isn't working. Would a glow plug relay go bad like this so quick or is it something else? Any help is appreciated because I don't like driving my parents gas guzzling landcruiser. Thanks.

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