<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">During the initial start of a glow engine a power source is needed to "light" the plug coil, make the coil glow.
Once the engine is started, a catalytic reaction takes place between the platinum plug coil and the methanol in the fuel which causes the coil to glow.
'If the coil is broken/damaged or just plain worn out (platinum worn from plug coil) the engine will not run...

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Glow engines are not diesel engine and require a source of ignition to light the fuel.</span></p>