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When I had one tested a PepBoys I was shocked that they gave me a little print out; in My case telling Me what tests the Alternator did not pass. Charge the Batter and also have the Load Test the Battery.
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Quick reality check - relay operation
On my '85, when the relay clicks off after ~30 seconds, there should be NO power to the glowplugs 15 seconds after, correct?
Or do I have some post-glow function? As you may guess, trying to eliminate the glow relay from this equation.... EDIT: It's going to depend on the part number of my relay... will check after work. Thanks
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If alternator is to be tested, I would take it to a proper auto-electric shop. (Not Crappy Tire )
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In My particular case I took the Alternator to Autozone and they said it was not working (like in your case I did not trust them). I then took it to PepBoys and they also said it was not working and the print out said why it was not working. I had bought the Alternator on eBay and the Seller in his Ad had said it was tested OK. That little piece of Paper from PepBoys got My Money refunded and they just gave me the Alternator. (I told the Seller that the Item was not as described because He had said the item had been tested and worked.) I thought; great, a free alternator I can rebuild! As it turned out it looks like the Alternator had be submerged a long time in Water and the innards were rusted, and I bent something taking it apart. So no joy there. .
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No post glow that Im aware of. GP turns power on to the glow plugs and when the relay times out, zero power is what you should read.
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Reason I ask: this morning I let the relay go for more than 30 seconds and did not hear it click off. Went back to power off and turned the key again, it engaged again and I did hear it make a sound after a while, however it was not the distinct CLICK that this relay usually makes, more like a muffled TWUP. I checked and sure enough, I had 10.9v at the first glowplug, and that was way over the 30-second mark by that point. My immediate reaction was that vstech had nailed it, it was him who suggested the relay, but then I remembered the post-glow relay angle. Anyway I left the relay unplugged after startup and did the same when I left the office.
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Yup, post-glow relay in use, but....
When I typed in the Bosch part number, one of the first search returns was this thread, which coincidentally also refers to an '85 w123... so I am not the first boy scout in the troop to have charging issues with this relay retrofitted, it appears:
Bosch glow plug relay: working? broken? stupid? (pick 2) Also if I understood some of other info in the search returns, this relay was supposed be used with an alternate GP part #. This I will have to look at more, and as I have been swamped today with work I can't get to it just yet.
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