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It's not really appropriate to laugh, but the cafe's name though :D

Update - replaced no-name glow plugs with Bosch 6V. Much smoother starting, however relay #1 is still turning off instantly. The glow plug light on the dashboard is still lighting up for its 2 seconds or so when cold and when engine is warm will come on for less time, as expected - is there...

Presumably not an increase in plug voltage, he left me with the advice to not push it for more than 3 seconds at a time and only when its stone cold. Part of me thinks the PO installed this system to give these plugs more time when engine is cold because they were starting to get worn and lose...

I was reticent to replace the glow plugs with the manual override system still in place for fear of burning this new lot out if it didn't fix it (I have a couple of mechanically & technically illiterate people driving it) but I will give it a go changing it without letting anyone else getting to...

G'day All, I'm trying to diagnose my super glow system. The previous owner had fitted a manual override for the #1 relay (12V) but kept the rest of the super glow system in place. For a number of reasons, I want to restore it back to original and not fit a wilson switch/any other bodge. My...

Just checked continuity on the plugs - 1, 3 & 4 have continuity but nothing on #2. I'll get a new set of glow plugs and fit them this weekend. Here's hoping that will fix the problem.

Odometer says 276,000km and I have no reason to believe that reading has been tampered with.

G'day All, I've got a 3B in a 1985 BJ73 and when starting absolutely cold in ~14°C (57F) temps it will run very, very rough at idle (fine at higher speeds) and produce loads of white smoke on startup and soot for the first 30 seconds after starting. It is noticeably smoother and less smoky on...

Worldwide, I think the 70 series will become more of a classic than the 80. In North America though, you have a different situation - no 105, no 200 GX - it is the last of the real work trucks for NA.

G'day all, new around these parts. I've got an Australian-spec 1985 BJ73. Should the lights on the instrument cluster light up as a self-test when you turn the key to ignition? A VDJ76 I was in recently did and some videos on youtube suggests they should. If they should turn on, where should I...

Thats a 1HZ mate, 4.2 IDI diesel. The model code would be HZJ75LV.