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View Poll Results: Is the glow plug reamer really necessary, in your experience?
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Old 02-25-2018, 01:16 PM
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i obviously mean just taking out your working glow plugs cleaning the holes and then putting them back in...........
If it is not broken, do not worry about fixing it. I am sure some will chime in about why change motor oil, etc.
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Old 02-25-2018, 03:00 PM
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If it is not broken, do not worry about fixing it. I am sure some will chime in about why change motor oil, etc.
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I do it every Fall and test the plugs as ROLLGUY suggests. Make sure they glow quickly and AT THE TIP not just on the shank.
The only (or should I say best) way to know if they are "broken" is to pull them and test with 12v. A plug can ohm out fine, but the "acid" test is to power them up and see how long it takes for the tip to get red hot (comparing them against themselves). I thought the no-start condition on my 240 might be GP related, so I pulled them to test so I could rule that out. Testing with a multimeter is not the most accurate way in my opinion.
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