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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Glow Plug Question

I know this is a JV question, but do the glow plugs do anything after the motor is running?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Strictly speaking no, but they may run for a total of two minutes whether the truck is running or not.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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They only aid in start up like Neal said. Can be up to two minutes after you turn the key to the run position.
 
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So even after the engine is running, they could continue to 'glow' for up to two minutes?
 
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So even after the engine is running, they could continue to 'glow' for up to two minutes?
That is correct...the PCM uses temperature, barometric pressure, and oil temperature to determine how long the glow plugs should be on. That is one reason I put an led which lets me know when the GPR is commanded on by the PCM...others have just put a manual switch to turn on/off GPR.
 
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