All but one of the glow plugs were in great shape:
The one that is fried came out of cylinder #6. It's not a Beru, it's a cheesy gp. The reason it got burnt is when the original was replaced this one was only threaded a few turns into the hole. I suspect this created higher resistance and the connector end of the plug couldn't take the amps, so it went to the scrap yard in the sky. At least none of the heated ends showed any swelling or cracking, which was a relief.
When I attempted to remove injector #1 the resistance to unthreading was surprising. I used my big-boy tools and got it out, only to find that as soon as I pulled the injector out of the hole, something was missing:
After futzing around in the injector hole for about an hour, I managed to extract all of the components that allow an IDI injector to do it's job:
I tried and failed to remove the copper washer, though. I soaked it in Kroil and let it sit for the evening.
Here's what the injector #5 hole looked like:
There was at least .125" buildup of carbon around the injector body. Cylinders 1, 3 and 5 were all coked up with carbon. Fortunately, after my negative experience with #1, I used Kroil on 3 and 5. They both came out relatively easily.
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The one that is fried came out of cylinder #6. It's not a Beru, it's a cheesy gp. The reason it got burnt is when the original was replaced this one was only threaded a few turns into the hole. I suspect this created higher resistance and the connector end of the plug couldn't take the amps, so it went to the scrap yard in the sky. At least none of the heated ends showed any swelling or cracking, which was a relief.
When I attempted to remove injector #1 the resistance to unthreading was surprising. I used my big-boy tools and got it out, only to find that as soon as I pulled the injector out of the hole, something was missing:
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After futzing around in the injector hole for about an hour, I managed to extract all of the components that allow an IDI injector to do it's job:
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I tried and failed to remove the copper washer, though. I soaked it in Kroil and let it sit for the evening.
Here's what the injector #5 hole looked like:
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There was at least .125" buildup of carbon around the injector body. Cylinders 1, 3 and 5 were all coked up with carbon. Fortunately, after my negative experience with #1, I used Kroil on 3 and 5. They both came out relatively easily.
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