The little black box mounted high on the fender on the driver side was the culprit then. My mech said he thought whatever that part is (he said the name) was going bad. It happened to me maybe once a month and I would just smack it with a pair of plyers and the glow plug light would come on. If I had driven the car during the day and the engine was warm it would fire without. It only happened a 1/2 dozen times to me though. I have no idea what that box is. Good Luck!

later,

PS- You guys headed to the beach again this spring break? I would love to meet yall at the Mickey D's for a pit stop!

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