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Originally Posted by Austin85
OMG. I guess the glow plugs not hooked up is actual good news if that means the engine compression is very good. I thought the plugs were bad since I have to wait a good 12 seconds or so for the glow plug light to shut off. It does start up after the light goes off with a little acceleration..
I just finished going through repair records from PO.
The car now has 262,480 miles. working od.
As I am told the Engine was replaced with a used engine at 239,800 on 03/15/2005, I believe up at La Plata Motors up in Norwood, Mass. I am waiting to get the actual receipt for this from PO . I am sure he has it somewhere . He has a printout of alot of repair records. He kept things.
At 241,641 La Plata Motors replaced the valve cover gasket.
Again at 242,655 La PLata did oil change; topped off fluids, and says they replaced the valve cover gasket again. No charge the 2nd time.
Ar 242,859 they checked engine for oil leaks, ( I do not see any oil leaks under the car now. ) They replaced the front & rear main seals & oil filter base gasket. Replaced front transmission oil seal & oil pan gasket. Replaced transmission selector shaft seal. coolant flush & refill ..
Glow plugs were serviced & 1 replaced in Dec. 2010 so not many miles ago. No mileage on this receipt. Work "done" at Performance Cars of Pompano Beach. I need to know how to hook these up !
Thanks, Austin
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My glow plugs have not fully worked since January but in our warm climate we really don't need it. If the engine is cold and in the garage I usually glow twice. Also, synthetic engine oil helps because easier for the engine to turn over. If the temperature is below about 60*F then I will plug in for no more than an hour. In sort, nothing to be scared of so if you ever have trouble know some tricks.
As for the glow light it isn't working properly if the glow plugs are not electrically connected. Also, they don't glow as long if one or more plugs does not have proper resistance. Bosch seems to have this issue which is why my plugs are not fully working (number five is basically dead).
I am not seeing a valve adjustment!
I.I.R.C. every 10,000 miles. If they are not within specification you can have power loss because of valves not fully seating (clearance too tight) or not opening all the way (valves too loose). At least the cause is my understanding. I know on the Volkswagen she is sensitive about her valves especially since she has a whopping 64H.P..
I would at least clean around the valve cover and the top of the engine so that the junk doesn't somehow go into the valve train when you are doing the adjustment. I have been officially diagnosed with O.C.D. so can understand others not wanting their engine clean enough to cook on.
I looked in the manual and all it said was to install the electrical connectors... Real helpful, I know.
Maybe it shows on the video?