Zion
Registered User
Truck in question is a 1984 6.9
-GPs
I'm not sure what the issue is, but my glow plugs burn out within a week of installation. After replacing them the first time I got about a week out of them before 6~ out of the 8 plugs went bad, which were then replaced again with similar results. My plugs are wired to a deadman switch, bypass the GP controller, and from what I can tell, the wiring is done correctly. With my limited knowledge on the subject, my best guesses are a stripped wire somewhere in the harness/wiring or where the plugs draw power from the fuse panel. Currently the power wire is pinched under a fuse, I don't know if the ohm rating has much effect on the whole circuit though. I have an add-a-key fuse, but I'm not certain this will fix the issue.
- Tach
I pulled the instrument cluster/panel out of (what I think was) a diesel F600 straight truck that had a tachometer. I've seen a write up about the styles of tachs found in bullnoses and their adaptability, but I don't believe it mentioned much about whether it could be grafted into an IDI. From what I see, the orientation and poles of the tach unit are identical to those used in IDIs, but I have no clue if my truck even has the ribbon wiring for one since it came factory without a gauge. If it works, and since I forgot to snag a wiring harness from the truck I got the timing gear cover off of, could I modify my current harness to accept the magnetic sensor?
-GPs
I'm not sure what the issue is, but my glow plugs burn out within a week of installation. After replacing them the first time I got about a week out of them before 6~ out of the 8 plugs went bad, which were then replaced again with similar results. My plugs are wired to a deadman switch, bypass the GP controller, and from what I can tell, the wiring is done correctly. With my limited knowledge on the subject, my best guesses are a stripped wire somewhere in the harness/wiring or where the plugs draw power from the fuse panel. Currently the power wire is pinched under a fuse, I don't know if the ohm rating has much effect on the whole circuit though. I have an add-a-key fuse, but I'm not certain this will fix the issue.
- Tach
I pulled the instrument cluster/panel out of (what I think was) a diesel F600 straight truck that had a tachometer. I've seen a write up about the styles of tachs found in bullnoses and their adaptability, but I don't believe it mentioned much about whether it could be grafted into an IDI. From what I see, the orientation and poles of the tach unit are identical to those used in IDIs, but I have no clue if my truck even has the ribbon wiring for one since it came factory without a gauge. If it works, and since I forgot to snag a wiring harness from the truck I got the timing gear cover off of, could I modify my current harness to accept the magnetic sensor?