important glowplug question help plz!
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From: marion ohio
important glowplug question help plz!
alright so the other day i was going to put my new glowplugs in on my 95 7.3 turbo. i tried a bunch of different sockets and for some reason i couldnt get a bite on them to loosen them? so i was wondering what socket i should use? and what size? because every one of my glow plugs are dead and need to be changed plz help guys i apreciate it greatly!!
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I used to own a 6.9l and 7.3l IDI diesel, the glowplugs would swell in the heads and when you would try to change them the tips would break off
Is this also a common problem on the 7.3l DI powerstroke? Sorry to steal the thread
Is this also a common problem on the 7.3l DI powerstroke? Sorry to steal the thread
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yea the tips will break off due to inferior glowplugs why would ppl put ****ty gps in thier engines to save a few bucks and have more of a headache in the future i only will use beru plugs thats that for me IMO i havent seen any gps stuck in the head in a DI yet
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
you can buy ZD-1, ZD-9, and ZD-11 glow plugs for under $10 each
so why do people spend $15+ for autolites, wellmans, champions or any of the other crap plugs out there?
the only thing i can figure is the mentality that if it costs more, it has to be better.
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I had one break in mine but I go lucky when it broke the casing came off and left the electrode sticking out so I had enough sticking out to be able to get a pair of neddle noise vicegripes on to work it out. It took me two hours to get it out
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