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Originally Posted by mannys9130
Look, I live in Tucson and still use the glow plugs. IDI engines need the glowplugs, end of story. There's too much surface area in the combustion space that soaks up heat from compression. If it were direct injection, no glow plugs would be needed. Test your glow system next and report back.
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So first my apologies to
mannys9130 and the forum. I had checked the glow plugs before reassembly and all was OK. The lesson is to check again
When I took
mannys9130's advice and looked at the glow plug circuit, I noticed that the glow plug fuse was fried! I replaced the fuse, tried to start and fried the new one instantly.
So now I have pulled the intake manifold back off and I am looking for shorts. In the meantime, I have a question about the glow plug fuse. When removing the old dead fuse I accidentally touched the screwdriver across the forward glow plug fuse screw and a nearby ground strap.
BIG spark. Is this supposed to happen (picture to show the exact points)?