tp777fo

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I am burning glow plugs like crazy now that the weather has gotten cooler. The motor starts and runs fine but when I try to start it again the plug is blown. Initial setting was 30 and I have turned it down to 20 but still have problems. Why now and not in the hot summer heat?

BluFox

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Tom:

Not sure of the timing of this however, as we discussed this morning, it is possible the area around the glow plug in the combustion chamber has distorted. If this happens, the shaped louvre which protects the plug from heat is now allowing heat/flame to reach the plug. If this is the case, your plug would look melted rather than a crisp break in the nichrome wire.

Your new ceramic igniters are being shipped today. If possible, I would like to see a picture of one of the plugs which recently failed. Please email to me at [email protected]

Holiday cheers. . .
Eric

tp777fo

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I think you are too late..garbage already, but I will look.

Merry Christmas
Tom

lear31A

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Quick Question: Will it hurt anything to mount the turbine upside down? With the glowplug pointing down instead of up? Thanks

jetmon

I have heard about the fuel residues cooling the glow and preventing the ignition and that’s not the case, the glow plug is too far inside, so, if you manage to flood the turbine to that level, it is a good thing that you don’t get ignition
The main problem putting the turbine upside down is with lubrication during start up
During start up we rely on gravity to get liquid to the bearings, once it stated, there is enough air flow to carry the fuel through
If you have to put the turbine upside down, try to have the glow as far to one side as you can
Sorry for my English
Regards

lear31A

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thanks