Have a 93 turbo diesel that is used daily. It burns out two or three glow plugs every few months. The controller seems to work fine. Was told that if timed wrong it can burn out the glow plugs, this seems totally unrelated. any truth to this? I used cheap glow plugs previously, today I put in three motorcrafts, should I replace the other five to motorcrafts as well.
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Goofyexponent
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what brand of plugs were the old ones you were using?
Yes, do tell what brand you used originally. When you say cheap, do you mean what ever the cheapest you can find? Autolites?
Some people would say to replace all of them when at the same time. But if you think they won't swell up and get stuck when they go bad.
Some people would say to replace all of them when at the same time. But if you think they won't swell up and get stuck when they go bad.
Goofyexponent
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My thoughts exactly...those are apparently cancer for our engines!
GenLightening
Yeah, it's a CHEVY!
If the timing is advanced too far it will eat/burn up the gps. To be safe it would be best to swap them all for the Motorcrafts.
Hmmm this is a new one. Please explain how advanced timing kills GP'S, I'd love to know.
GenLightening
Yeah, it's a CHEVY!
I can't find the thread that had a nice writeup on it. It may have also been over on FTE. I'll keep looking.
7bicks
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I am not sure how it happens but it can. I replaced my IP and was too advanced with the timing, it burned them in a matter of a few miles.
There's your problem. Go ahead and change them all out if you are afraid they are going to swell. I am going through the same thing right now, though none of the autolites that are burnt seem to be swelling up. I believe I am down to 3 left in the engine. I just replaced 3 today with the international glowplugs I bought off ebay. In the end, I think I am going to come up one short, I only got 7 in the ebay deal.
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