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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
This advice is incorrect and unnecessary.
The idiot light has no connection as to the length of time that the glow plugs are powered.
The relay will typically allow for about 35 seconds. It makes an audible and quite loud click when it disengages.
The best procedure is to glow it one time for the full 35 seconds. The second the relay drops out, turn the key to start.
Glowing for another 35 seconds is unnecessary.
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I just wait for the click. With the exception of this recent situation, that has always worked for me, even when it was below zero degrees a couple of times. I had the darndest time explaining to my dad that you wait for the relay to click ... he kept insisting I was waiting too long, and that that was why the car wouldn't start. He eventually listened, though ... he knows I get my info from good sources.  .
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