HELP!! Glow Plug down a push rod hole.

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Oct 25, 2010 | 07:03 AM

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Ponyboychris

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Man, I had nightmares about this very thing when I did my glowplugs last week. Glad you got it out of there.

Oct 25, 2010 | 07:27 AM

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If you're smart, you'll get a single set of injector o-rings for the injector you removed, and use new ones for the re-installation.

Those o-rings shouldn't be re-used, and leaky ones are going to cause you a lot of grief.

See Diesel O-Rings for a great buy on them.

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Oct 25, 2010 | 07:44 AM

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knuter_63

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The glow plugs were a "while I had it apart" decision...the o-rings were the primary reason to be in there. Should I be replacing the o-rings even if I hadn't fired it up yet?

Oct 25, 2010 | 07:53 AM

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Wayne64SS

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not unless you ripped them.

Oct 25, 2010 | 08:27 AM

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knuter_63

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They looked good before I installed them the second time...re-lubed it and it re-seated nicely.

Oct 25, 2010 | 08:33 AM

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You should then be "good-to-go".

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Oct 25, 2010 | 08:50 AM

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driximus

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Whoots! Glad you got it out!

Oct 25, 2010 | 10:02 AM

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Diesel 724

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You had me scared in the beginning. Glad you found it! Dont you love busting your butt and some little wise guy always gets the glory!! Ha You better have taken the boy out for a beer after that one!

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Oct 25, 2010 | 10:28 AM

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knuter_63

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My heart sank when I heard the glow plug plink plank plunk down into the bowels of the engine. I didn't care who or how it came out, just so I didn't have to pull the tear the the motor down to fix a screw up.