[Public-list] Glow plugs?

[dickdurk at atlanticbb.net]

>I always appreciated diesels because of their rep for >being so very
>reliable, steady, simple, etc. In the several years with >the boat, though,
>I find my Honda auto gas engine to be significantly more >reliable than the
>diesel. 

Diesels run reliably. Getting them to that point is where 
the bottleneck in performance is.

Also Nev-R-Seize is advertised as being electrically 
conductive.

Michael Grosh
#220

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:18:28 -0700
  Randy Katz <randyk at bertschi.org> wrote:
> After reading the recent suggestions, I'm wondering if 
>maybe it IS the glow
> plugs that could be the problem.  (Someone suggested the 
>individual plug
> test on the batt. May be misleading....)  But all three 
>failing at once
> seems weird, and all test fine directly on the batt (red 
>hot, etc.)  I will
> try suggested tests from you all to see what further 
>info I can glean about
> them, however. 
> 
> Gallery Marine, the Universal parts dealer in Seattle, 
>said they sell a fair
> number of pre--heat solenoids of this model.  A mechanic 
>there said that
> "sometimes" solenoids click but don't connect and have 
>to be replaced.
> These things reinforced my suspicions about that switch.
> 
> So-- we'll see what happens after more fiddling around 
>this weekend.
> 
> I always appreciated diesels because of their rep for 
>being so very
> reliable, steady, simple, etc.  In the several years 
>with the boat, though,
> I find my Honda auto gas engine to be significantly more 
>reliable than the
> diesel.  Hopefully I have just a bit more to learn about 
>diesels before I'm
> "there" with their maintenance.
> 
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Randy Katz
> #249
> Seattle/Bellingham
> 
> 
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