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Getting well narked now.
BK:
silly question but have you checked the glowplugs,it seems as that youre only getting this problem in cold weather
muddyjames:
I am getting volts to each one. Not taken each one out and held it yet. I'm notbrave enough. I replaced them 3 years ago. how long do they last?
BK:
Dunno mate but there only a tenner for 4 on ebay from island 4x4 so it might be worth it save messin about,i put some on mine when the cold weather started and it made a world of difference,but its up to you
muddyjames:
I might get some then. It would ruel out one thing I guess! Also going to buy some bubble wrap me thinks to go round the battery and keep it warmer.
It just seems strange that the battery doesnt turn over the engine as fast as it used to do. Most of my driving is at weekends for hundreds of miles in it. So it isnt like I do tidly journeys.
extreme90:
--- Quote from: muddyjames on February 17, 2008, 22:41:16 ---I might get some then. It would ruel out one thing I guess! Also going to buy some bubble wrap me thinks to go round the battery and keep it warmer.
It just seems strange that the battery doesnt turn over the engine as fast as it used to do. Most of my driving is at weekends for hundreds of miles in it. So it isnt like I do tidly journeys.
--- End quote ---
id think its a poor earth, but batterys dont like the cold, its strange though :-.
200's dont need glow plugs, even in the coldest of weather all our 200s start with no heat, i give up on the 300 in cold weather :roll:
to test the glow plugs, no need to remove them
get a piece of decent size cable that is long enough to reach the furthest plug ( no 4 cyl ) to the + on the batt
fix one end of the cable to the battery then with the other end brush it on each glow plug, if it arcs then that plug is fine
oh, you need to remove the hop rail ist though as it will give you a false sense as there all working
hope that helps
dan
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