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Originally Posted by JBG
Got a multimeter, went to test my glowplugs a la Diesel Giant's tutorial, and can't stretch the negative probe to the battery and simultaneously test the glow plug ports (they are on opposite sides under the hood). What do you guys do, use an extension wire wrapped from the negative post to the multimeter?
Little obstacles....
I'm pretty sure my glows are in a bad way; it was 40 degrees today and I had to crank three times, 10 to 15 seconds each, before it would turn over.
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Well, I had two multimeters so I took the cord off one and hooked it up to the existing one as an 'extension'. Worked well.
I would think you could also just put the negative pole on something that is grounded, such as bolts on the engine block. I believe the reason they have you put it on the negative terminal is so that you are 100% sure you have a good ground.