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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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wait to start light

my wait to start light no longer comes on and it has been hard to start on cool mornings(60 degrees). My glow plugs, and solenoid were replaced last year. Is there anything else that could be causing my problem? Thanks
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Gotta double check myself, but the wait to start light should come on every time the key is turned on. It may be a burnt out bulb, but that wouldn't explain the starting difficulty. Watch the voltage guage when you turn the key on, it should stay low if the glowplugs are coming on, then once the glow plugs cycle off, it will return to the normal position.

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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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can you hear the relay click when turning the key one??? and like max said does the gauge move way down???

all 4 lights over there should flash when the key is first turned on, are you getting them to flash might just be a burnt out bulb.

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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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I wonder if you blew the fuse to the Glow Plugs, this would explain no light, and it starting hard in the AM. Good Luck
 
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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when I turn the key on none of the lights light up next to the wait to start light.
 
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