Relay madness!

duckling · 12-15-07, 06:09 AM

Glow plug sensor strap is now totally fried off. I NEED to connect to the juice somehow. I see two possibilities. 1. Connect to the correct contact on the fender relay. 2. Connect to the two leads that are now bolted to the resistor on the intake manifold. For number 1, I can identify the battery connection (always power). Is the other large wire the lead to the glow plugs? For #2, I'm not sure which lead is the full glow wire. They are about the same diameter, except the one on the bottom has a larger connector. Thanks for any help.

Stranded.

jus cruzin · 12-15-07, 06:51 AM

Number 1 question should be :- do you know what caused/why its fried?

duckling · 12-15-07, 07:02 AM

Nope. No one else seems to either. It's the second one that's burnt out. (the second was used) Seems as though the plastic insulators connecting it to the manifold go bad first. Doesn't imply causality. At any rate, I don't need the sensor since I've gone manual. Also not interested in paying ridiculous Toyota prices for this junk.

duckling · 12-15-07, 09:09 AM

Got it. The wire to the plugs is the large black with blue stripe. Pulled the strap and wired directly to the busbar. 10 secs. to the best winter start I've ever had. Very cool. And cheap…

12-15-07, 06:09 AM	#1
duckling IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Posts: 136	Relay madness! Glow plug sensor strap is now totally fried off. I NEED to connect to the juice somehow. I see two possibilities. 1. Connect to the correct contact on the fender relay. 2. Connect to the two leads that are now bolted to the resistor on the intake manifold. For number 1, I can identify the battery connection (always power). Is the other large wire the lead to the glow plugs? For #2, I'm not sure which lead is the full glow wire. They are about the same diameter, except the one on the bottom has a larger connector. Thanks for any help. Stranded.

12-15-07, 09:09 AM	#4
duckling IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Posts: 136	Fixed…I hope Got it. The wire to the plugs is the large black with blue stripe. Pulled the strap and wired directly to the busbar. 10 secs. to the best winter start I've ever had. Very cool. And cheap…

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12-15-07, 06:51 AM	#2
jus cruzin IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 223	Number 1 question should be :- do you know what caused/why its fried? __________________ Experience is something that you get just after you needed it! It is better to ask a silly question than to explain a stupid f*** up!

12-15-07, 07:02 AM	#3
duckling IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Posts: 136	Nope. No one else seems to either. It's the second one that's burnt out. (the second was used) Seems as though the plastic insulators connecting it to the manifold go bad first. Doesn't imply causality. At any rate, I don't need the sensor since I've gone manual. Also not interested in paying ridiculous Toyota prices for this junk.