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Glow plug issues
My glow plugs are not working. I pulled glow plug 1 and even though it is not lighting at the tip it is lighting. When I unplug the wires that go to the glow plugs at the relay the glow dash light comes on when I turn on the key. I also have power on the pins when the harness is unplugged. Do I need a new relay? Is there a short in the harness? Is the relay bad?
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Need year and model. What are your symptoms which makes you conclude the glow plugs aren't working? If it's not lighting at the tip it's bad. You need to do more diagnostics before condemning the relay. Check to see if the plugs are getting 12 volts with the key in the glow position.
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What is the year and model? Is it safe to assume that it is a Mercedes? Are the pin type or loop?
Our mind reading skills are quite limited here.
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84 300d
It is an 84 300 D. The dash light does not turn on when I position the key to ligh the glow plugs, and the motor certainly will not start. When I remove the wiring harness attached to relay and glow plugs, the dash light comes on when I turn the key to the proper position. I also have 12 volts at the pins when the harness is detached and the key is turned to position. When the harness is attached I do not get 12 volts at the glow plug with the harness attached.
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I'm rusty on this, but I will try to help.
The number one glow plug is measured for resistance by the relay. You can think of that plug as a temp sensor. When the plug heats up, resistance goes down and the relay turns off the light. I mention this so it will hopefully help you in your troubleshooting process. For grins, why don't you disconnect number one glow plug and see if it effects the light in any way.
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The timer unit looks for a current imbalance by comparing the #1 plug to the sum of the remaining plugs. If the light does illuminate with the #1 plug disconnected, the fault detection circuit is definitely faulty. |
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With the key in the glow position?
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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The temp sensor in the timer unit can not measure temperature in the glow plug. It is measuring ambient for some sort of comparison or to change the glow time based on ambient.
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You could go to the Diesel Giant Website where there is a pictorial on testing the Glow pLugs.
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