Glow Plug On/Off Switch
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Glow Plug On/Off Switch
Installing a switch to turn off the glow plugs during warmer weather, basically to save wear and tear on the GPR makes sense to me.
Question:
By turning off the GP's does this allow a build up of carbon, etc on the GP's and make removal at a later date difficult or prevent their ease of removal and cause a real PITA or have no effect what so ever??
Both of these sinerios appear plausable. Has anyone installed a switch for any period of time and then removed the GP's???
Your thought's??
Rog
Question:
By turning off the GP's does this allow a build up of carbon, etc on the GP's and make removal at a later date difficult or prevent their ease of removal and cause a real PITA or have no effect what so ever??
Both of these sinerios appear plausable. Has anyone installed a switch for any period of time and then removed the GP's???
Your thought's??
Rog
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They do not stay on but a few seconds in summer. I would leave just so it can help with the carbon thing. Wonder also if it will effect the removal of a GP.
I think time well spent would be a cut off for the fuel heater if you still use. That thing runs allyear round. No thermostat switch or anything on the heater.
Bill
I think time well spent would be a cut off for the fuel heater if you still use. That thing runs allyear round. No thermostat switch or anything on the heater.
Bill
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If you do a search, there was somebody who added a hot water heater control that laid on the engine and cut the power to the GPs when the engine was hot. It was a good idea since it was automatic. You didn't have to remember anything.
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International has a kit to automatically disable your glowplugs above 115*F, I called my dealer and it was $90. Also, the carbon buildup is a myth, I pulled the original GPs out of a 170k engine, and they were clean.
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When you pulled your GP's out at 170 you had been using them right?
When you pulled your GP's out at 170 you had been using them right?
Originally Posted by 84-250
International has a kit to automatically disable your glowplugs above 115*F, I called my dealer and it was $90. Also, the carbon buildup is a myth, I pulled the original GPs out of a 170k engine, and they were clean.
