colorado_joe
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HELP!
(Broomfield Colorado)
Made it to work this morning in Colorado, but won't re-start to go to lunch (and hopefully home in 3 more hours).
When I turn ignition to the "Wait to Start" position, the glow plug relay just does it's "hard" clicking noise immediately. This is the noise I usually get when the 8 seconds for the glow plugs to heat up is complete. So it's skipping the heating up period and not starting. The "Wait to start" light does not come on either.
I replaced glow plugs a year or so ago with motorcrafts, but didn't replace the glow plug controller. (maybe I should have...)
Can I bypass controller in the parking lot? Ex: touch a wire from a hot to the glow plugs and warm them up without using the relay? Count to 8 and take the wire off.
For right now I plugged the block heater in to see if that will help.
Thanks,
Joe
(Broomfield Colorado)
Made it to work this morning in Colorado, but won't re-start to go to lunch (and hopefully home in 3 more hours).
When I turn ignition to the "Wait to Start" position, the glow plug relay just does it's "hard" clicking noise immediately. This is the noise I usually get when the 8 seconds for the glow plugs to heat up is complete. So it's skipping the heating up period and not starting. The "Wait to start" light does not come on either.
I replaced glow plugs a year or so ago with motorcrafts, but didn't replace the glow plug controller. (maybe I should have...)
Can I bypass controller in the parking lot? Ex: touch a wire from a hot to the glow plugs and warm them up without using the relay? Count to 8 and take the wire off.
For right now I plugged the block heater in to see if that will help.
Thanks,
Joe