Glowplug discovery

Willem, if you wire the busbar directly to a switch it better be a good one, you can expect perhaps 60Amps current draw when all glowplugs are 'firing'.
Much wiser to use a relay so you don't have to run heavy gauge wire through the firewall.
My troopie has the glow timer behind the glove box, the relays are located near the brake booster on the fender inside. It had a two stage timing interval for the 2H motor, the glow light on the dash went out when the first relay switched out. The glowplugs then ran for a further timing interval on reduced voltage. I wired another glow light to the dash that told me when the second timer had timed out ( it also could be heard if one listened for the 'click'), the motor would start first go every time then.

I would no be keen on feeding too much voltage for too long to the plugs, should reduce their life span i would think.
Klaus

I dont think they fitted a relay but overglowing is deffinitly not recomended and not neccesary 10 sec max in summer no glowing is needed. In winter you can eliminate that pesky double start unique to 2h motors by not glowing and turning it it over until it starts oil pressure comes up quickly and it doesnt cut out

well it aint a nissan is it?

Geez down from a Lexus to a Ford Territory.....things must be going pear shape down your way Uncle Bob! :o)

Yeah better to have good old age than being a young upstart, eh? lol

Touché !!! LOL.

Yeah Phil, Its on the list of must do but there are other things more important at the moment. Will be back home from the Big Trrip in mid July and then it is the dead of winter so will need to replace the glowplugs then. The Tojo is my town runabout and only used for that.