new problem. . need some more glow plug advice
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From: Birmingham, AL
Idiomaticman,
Now that you have read the responses above, you will understand why I didn't post what I am about to say previously.
I have a life long friend who has worked on diesels for about 30 years. he runs the county shop now with over 1000 vehicles, heavy machines, stationary engines for gen-sets and so forth under his care.
We were talking about glow plugs a while back and he said that it is common for them to expand on the end when they have been left in service for too long. It isn't just a brand issue. (Here is the part that I hesitated to post before) according to him, it is common practice to drive the broken piece down into the cylinder and leave it there. He said that it gets pounded into the top of the piston where it lives for the rest of the million miles or so some of the big engines go. he said that he has never seen a problem arise from doing this. Keep in mind that Power strokes are just one of many types of diesels that he has had experience with, so I couldn't say how often he has seen this or done this with a Power stroke or 444.
Like others here I cringed at the thought of it, so I'm just passing it along, not endorsing it.
I need to replace my own glow plugs. If one breaks off, I don't know if I would do it or not but it sure seems counterintuitive. Let us know if anything develops.
Gene
Now that you have read the responses above, you will understand why I didn't post what I am about to say previously.
I have a life long friend who has worked on diesels for about 30 years. he runs the county shop now with over 1000 vehicles, heavy machines, stationary engines for gen-sets and so forth under his care.
We were talking about glow plugs a while back and he said that it is common for them to expand on the end when they have been left in service for too long. It isn't just a brand issue. (Here is the part that I hesitated to post before) according to him, it is common practice to drive the broken piece down into the cylinder and leave it there. He said that it gets pounded into the top of the piston where it lives for the rest of the million miles or so some of the big engines go. he said that he has never seen a problem arise from doing this. Keep in mind that Power strokes are just one of many types of diesels that he has had experience with, so I couldn't say how often he has seen this or done this with a Power stroke or 444.
Like others here I cringed at the thought of it, so I'm just passing it along, not endorsing it.
I need to replace my own glow plugs. If one breaks off, I don't know if I would do it or not but it sure seems counterintuitive. Let us know if anything develops.
Gene
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Originally Posted by Gene W
Idiomaticman,
Now that you have read the responses above, you will understand why I didn't post what I am about to say previously.
I have a life long friend who has worked on diesels for about 30 years. he runs the county shop now with over 1000 vehicles, heavy machines, stationary engines for gen-sets and so forth under his care.
We were talking about glow plugs a while back and he said that it is common for them to expand on the end when they have been left in service for too long. It isn't just a brand issue. (Here is the part that I hesitated to post before) according to him, it is common practice to drive the broken piece down into the cylinder and leave it there. He said that it gets pounded into the top of the piston where it lives for the rest of the million miles or so some of the big engines go. he said that he has never seen a problem arise from doing this. Keep in mind that Power strokes are just one of many types of diesels that he has had experience with, so I couldn't say how often he has seen this or done this with a Power stroke or 444.
Like others here I cringed at the thought of it, so I'm just passing it along, not endorsing it.
I need to replace my own glow plugs. If one breaks off, I don't know if I would do it or not but it sure seems counterintuitive. Let us know if anything develops.
Gene
Now that you have read the responses above, you will understand why I didn't post what I am about to say previously.
I have a life long friend who has worked on diesels for about 30 years. he runs the county shop now with over 1000 vehicles, heavy machines, stationary engines for gen-sets and so forth under his care.
We were talking about glow plugs a while back and he said that it is common for them to expand on the end when they have been left in service for too long. It isn't just a brand issue. (Here is the part that I hesitated to post before) according to him, it is common practice to drive the broken piece down into the cylinder and leave it there. He said that it gets pounded into the top of the piston where it lives for the rest of the million miles or so some of the big engines go. he said that he has never seen a problem arise from doing this. Keep in mind that Power strokes are just one of many types of diesels that he has had experience with, so I couldn't say how often he has seen this or done this with a Power stroke or 444.
Like others here I cringed at the thought of it, so I'm just passing it along, not endorsing it.
I need to replace my own glow plugs. If one breaks off, I don't know if I would do it or not but it sure seems counterintuitive. Let us know if anything develops.
Gene
I guess if it works it works, but I still don't think I will try it if the situation arises.
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Joined: Aug 2004
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From: SHELTON, WA
just replace all your plugs with beru ford plugs and you will have no worries. if you dont know what you got in there now you may wanna look before its too late. it seems like some previous onwers like to install autolites.
