glow plug question???
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From: marion ohio
glow plug question???
i was wondering if wellman glowplugs are good to use? i heard always use motorcraft and never autolites? but here are a bunch of diff plugs which brand is the best? thanks for any help guys!!
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
i don't know about the wellmans for the strokes, but i do know the wellmans for the idi's are equal to autolites and champions = garbage that usually burn out within 10 starts.
so i would say the wellmans for the strokes are the same thing.
besides that, you can buy the proper ZD-11 glow plugs from here for $9.49 each
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so i would say the wellmans for the strokes are the same thing.
besides that, you can buy the proper ZD-11 glow plugs from here for $9.49 each
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From: Utah
I used the motorcraft's that were built in Germany I believe. I had something go wrong in the pass side. The glow plug fried and took the valve cover gasket with it. I posted pics on here with the damage. My neighbor has been using the Autolites in his. So far there are two dead ones that will not come out. He just left them in there.
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From: Goodyear, AZ
When you change them do you need to get new Valve cover gaskets? do they have the plug for the harness that goes through them?
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From: Pugetopolis
You should not need a new gasket. And be gentle with the wrench when you put it back on. Snug is all they really need to be to make a nice seal.
Dead GPs are no big deal. The worst thing a GP can do is swell up and be stuck. If you are not careful, trying to remove it can cause it to break off inside the cylinder. If it does, fishing it out is pretty impossible. Welcome to head removal town, population - you.
The Beru's I put in are made in Ireland.
Dead GPs are no big deal. The worst thing a GP can do is swell up and be stuck. If you are not careful, trying to remove it can cause it to break off inside the cylinder. If it does, fishing it out is pretty impossible. Welcome to head removal town, population - you.
The Beru's I put in are made in Ireland.
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