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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Bypassing glow plug relay

I was wondering if anyone has bypassed their glow plug relay?? And the do's and don'ts, why and why not..
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rivershark33
I was wondering if anyone has bypassed their glow plug relay?? And the do's and don'ts, why and why not..
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Welcome to the forum.
I have bypassed my relay in favor of manual control. I didn't want the glow plugs on for up to two minutes after the engine was started. I live in a mild weather climate and it's just not necessary for me. If you live in an area where it gets arctic cold in the winter then I recommend that you leave it connected.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Oh and the easy way to bypass the relay is to disconnect the ground side of the two small wires and run that terminal to a momentary switch that completes the circuit to ground.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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Cute wlihntr....Might have to take you off my Christmas card list now
 
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I decided to just replace, instead of messing with the hassle of bypassing.. I hope that this is my problem..
Thanks for the replys
Tony
 
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