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Old 04-03-2006, 10:20 AM
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glow plugs

are glow plugs bad if they have carbon -look like burned up spark plugs?

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Old 04-03-2006, 10:27 AM
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Glo Plug Testing?

Glo Plug Testing?
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Not necessarily, but they can get ballooned out, and that is bad. They could balloon to the point that they do not want to come out again.

New plugs in newly reamed holes makes me "feel good".

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