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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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wait to start light

My "wait to start light" doesn't always come on. It eems like it does it after the truck has been driven for a while and then turned off for about 10 min. when i get back in it the light won't come on and i have to let the truck cool down before it will work again. it has a new glow plug controller on it.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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it should not come on when your engine is warm. as long as the truck is starting alright it sounds like every thing is working fine
 
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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I pretty sure when you engine is warm it should come on shortly.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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Have you checked the glow plugs?

The new style system uses resistance feedback to tell if the glow plugs are needed.
A faulty glow plug messes the resistance up, which messes up the glow plug controller
 
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