RE: What can cause the glow plug to fail
funny enough, i just had a plug do the same thing to me last weekend. the pin was all loose and wobbley. granted i have been having a devil of a time keeping this engine running anyway, but i think all the abuse trying to start it might have overheated the plug and cooked it. worked out the issues with the engine and put a new plug in and it all seems to be ok now.