Glow plug controller

Wedg3 · 10-02-07, 08:30 PM

Hello,

I blow up the glow plug controller. I saw that it's just a twisted wire. I want to know if someone can tell me the resistance of this wire to build a homemade one. If someone is enough experimented with this part, I want to know what this little piece change in the way of controlling the glow plug.

thanks a lots

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Owner of a bj40 1979 with turbo B 3.0L engine
frame down and rebuild with pure american steel
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brownbear · 10-02-07, 08:39 PM

tis the season for glowies...... go manual. Switch to control a relay. Timers are junk.

If you need a relay go to napa. GPR 109

Henry James the 47th · 10-03-07, 02:52 PM

The glow plug controller IS essentially a manual system - it is a very crude form of a 'timer' in which a coil of wire glows cherry red, visible through a little mesh screen on the front of the dash. It is not like the glow plug timer system that succeeded it in late '82 in terms of form or complexity. The 'controller' term is a little grand considering the simplicity of the part.

I obtained a new Toyota glow 'controller' from Roodogs spares in Oz for about $40.

Tapage · 10-03-07, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brownbear

tis the season for glowies......

What's up with the search button . ?

mmm

you are deleting all glow plugs thread just to increase your post answering many times

10-02-07, 08:30 PM	#1
Wedg3 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acton Vale Posts: 3	Glow plug controller Hello, I blow up the glow plug controller. I saw that it's just a twisted wire. I want to know if someone can tell me the resistance of this wire to build a homemade one. If someone is enough experimented with this part, I want to know what this little piece change in the way of controlling the glow plug. thanks a lots -------------------------------------------------------------- Owner of a bj40 1979 with turbo B 3.0L engine frame down and rebuild with pure american steel --------------------------------------------------------------- __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------- Owner of a bj40 1979 with turbo B 3.0L engine frame down and rebuild with pure american steel Now hard enough for Quebec Winter ---------------------------------------------------------------

10-02-07, 08:39 PM	#2
brownbear Mod in Hibernation Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Where diesels purr and turbos whine TLCA# 15584 Posts: 6,183	tis the season for glowies...... go manual. Switch to control a relay. Timers are junk. If you need a relay go to napa. GPR 109 __________________ -84 BJ60, Finally on the FN road! -91 FJ80, wife's ride Iron Butt award winner of the Cruise Moab 08 !

10-03-07, 02:52 PM	#3
Henry James the 47th junkyard dog Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Leverett, MA TLCA# expired Posts: 1,911	The glow plug controller IS essentially a manual system - it is a very crude form of a 'timer' in which a coil of wire glows cherry red, visible through a little mesh screen on the front of the dash. It is not like the glow plug timer system that succeeded it in late '82 in terms of form or complexity. The 'controller' term is a little grand considering the simplicity of the part. I obtained a new Toyota glow 'controller' from Roodogs spares in Oz for about $40. __________________ My 1982 HJ47 rebuild: http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj45-owners-...come-here.html

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