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Old 12-21-2008, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by i-osprey View Post
Believe it or not my problem turned out to be loose glow plug wires.

Instead of a nut, three of them have a knurled chrome wheel designed to be tightened by hand. All three were very loose.

I tightened them up with a pair of pliers and I have had no starting problems since.
Glad is was something simple. You might want to get the proper nuts on there. So you can tighten them properly and so they'll stay tight.
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