Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Glow plugs

Cheap is good, but longevity is what I'm about.

My big Suzuki is down for some bearings in the rear suspension, makes glow plug testing quick and easy, I grab the plug in vice grips and touch the plug connection to the Suzuki battery positive terminal, the back of the vice grips to the negative... When working in full daylight, I'll dip the nose of the plug in diesel and test, smoke happens before glow..

bk

--- On Sun, 6/19/11, lastarmenian <macjava@aol.com> wrote:

From: lastarmenian <macjava@aol.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Glow plugs
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011, 2:38 PM

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, briankk <briankk@...> wrote:
>
> To whom it may concern:
>
> The dead Bosch plugs were 0250201 039 marked "Made in France" (!)
> The surviving Beru is 0100 221107, marked "Made in Germany"
>
> Looking around for Beru plugs, lots of sites advertise "for 1983 300SD", but do not give the Beru part number. Not sure this matters, this thing has likely been superseded. FWIW, also finding glow plugs made by AC Delco, and NGK.
>
> bk
>
here's a cheap ebay set for only $6 each for unknown brand, but they look just like bosch

i think i may be using some in my 82 300td

autohaus.az is getting about $10 each for bosch (free ship $50 order, so throw in an oil filter

i probably go through 2 or 3 per year, running and starting on WVO which is a harder life than the diesel fuel life but i pill them and test them every october or so

i'll pay $1.50 each delivered for anyone's pulls that still heat up

i run them until they don't glow and test them with a piece of fairly heavy wire across the battery ..... CAREFULLY, HOT DON'T TOUCH

xx rick
athens, ga