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Intermittent glow plug effectiveness 96 e300
I failed to get a block heater cord last night but fortunately the glow plugs decided to work properly this morning and the car turned over no problem on the coldest morning I have owned this car so far.
Is it possible that this is a short and the cold weather cause the parts that were shorting out not to touch. I've deferred working on the glow plug system fearing it was going to be a big job but maybe it is something simple like a bare or lose wires?
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First to clear up terminology.
A "short" ( circuit ) is where a power source output terminals are bridged with a low resistance conductor. If you took one jumper wire and attached one end to the + and the other end to the - of your battery, that would cause a "short" and a shower of sparks. A "open" ( circuit ) is when a wire is not connected and the system just sits there. One quick test is to attach an _incandescent_ lamp to the glow plug terminal and see if it lights up every time you glow. I don't have a diagram or diagnostic for your system to go any farther. |
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The longer you postpone glow plugs the worse they get.
Something to think about. Get them done while they're easy. Get the engine hot and have at it.
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