2 Responses to “Glow Plugs”

1. Stonehead
   April 1st, 2011 @ 3:55 pm

   It's the usual thing: people not knowing enough about their cars and not being prepared to stay on top of the basics. In this sort of thing, diesels need really strong batteries, glow plugs in excellent condition, regular draining of the fuel filter water trap, and a fuel tank that's kept at least three-quarters full (reduces ice formation and makes life easier for the fuel pump). It's also well worth keeping a couple of spare fuel filters in the vehicle. If water freezes in the ones in the fuel lines, it's simple to replace them.

   Oh, and don't subject diesels to long idles in cold conditions—not matter how tempting it is to keep the cabin warm. Idling diesels in cold weather suffer from poor lubrication to the cylinder walls and that means scoring. Not good.

2. Bad
   June 27th, 2011 @ 4:28 pm

   I had a stampede and I parked it for a while and that crappy yellow gas gummed up in the carb/engine and the whole thing had to be rebuilt.