gnathv
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6.9 can use zd1. The zd28 is used in Kubotas. They also don’t look like they’re getting that hot. A lot of buildup on tip that heats.
It should have a " bullet" connector instead of the "blade".
Not for a 1986 6.9 unless that's been changed.On a 6.9?
Early or not, it's still a 1987 model, not a 1986 model.Yeah, on the 87 6.9. my tow truck has them and it's a early 87.
This is an 86 ive never seen bullet ones on a bullnoseYeah, on the 87 6.9. my tow truck has them and it's a early 87.
Im at 5900 ft its been in the 40s to 28 the other morningMy 87 6.9 also has the Wavy controller and bullet style glow plugs. I feel like for AZ running the glow plugs manually for 10 seconds might be excessive. Mine usually cycle for about 3-5 max. Mind you it just started to be "cool" here (80 degrees) so it's possible the cycle time will increase as the temp drops. Also my battery's are sh** as well as my battery cables...
Interesting you say that i asked for zd1 they said this is same just a superceeded number. They came in motorcraft wrapper.6.9 can use zd1. The zd28 is used in Kubotas. They also don’t look like they’re getting that hot. A lot of buildup on tip that heats.
I do have it powering the realy as contriling the ground side would be hard as it grounds theough the mount. I am planning to wire a light on the dash to watchI'm not sure what all the talk about the wavy metal deal is about, many of us don't even have one and run only the relay to activate the GP's.
I'm pretty sure it's a way for the controller to monitor amperage, which makes it a shunt and not a resistor. Never seen a resistor like that but I'm no electrical engineer.
I would hook up a 12v battery to a plug or 3 and see if they glow! They look very clean and undamaged. If they glow you are chasing the rabbit down the wrong hole.
Your switch is wired up to be the ground for the trigger side of the relay, right? So if it was shorting out or the switch was triggering you'd be having dead batteries, etc, which is obvious.
Vs if you wired the GP switch to send power, specifically switched power, it would run while driving but never while the key was off.
Another way to troubleshoot that system is to wire up a light that triggers when the GP relay has power. Then you'd notice it coming on while driving, etc.
It's been so long since I wired mine I can't remember how it's done, so to be fair I could have been talking out of my bum there... didn't think of that till you mentioned it. But there was a great picture floating around here and FTE about properly wiring it up. Hopefully you followed that and it's all good.I do have it powering the realy as contriling the ground side would be hard as it grounds theough the mount. I am planning to wire a light on the dash to watch
For some reason I got 87 stuck in my brain, and they're selling you the wrong plugs I think. In all the GP threads on here I haven't seen ZD-28, it would have come up.This is an 86 ive never seen bullet ones on a bullnose
Im at 5900 ft its been in the 40s to 28 the other morning
Thet were bad (open when tested) got new set under warrenty. We will see what the light tells.It's been so long since I wired mine I can't remember how it's done, so to be fair I could have been talking out of my bum there... didn't think of that till you mentioned it. But there was a great picture floating around here and FTE about properly wiring it up. Hopefully you followed that and it's all good.
It'll be interesting to know what the light does and if those plugs are still good or no.
The Z Resistor is NOT a voltage reducer. The 7.3 controller measures current across this resistor to determine how hot the plugs are. The 6.9 and 7.3 systems both supply full battery power to the plugs. With them all running, we see 9-10 volts due to current draw.Does the 6.9 have some kind of voltage reducer like the squilggly thing on a 7.3?