Manual Glow plugs "Wilson Switch" (1 Viewer)

[Captainchaos]

Hey there everyone, I'm not really sure how to word this or if I'll even get a reply, but here we go.
Ok so I some how managed to shorted out the electrical in my Ln130 1991 surf 2.4TD and my glow plugs stopped working after I installed a lift kit. so I installed a "wilson switch into it. Not optimal but its what i needed to get her started cause I live in canada and in the winter I cant just keep cranking the engine over. ( which is what one mechanic told me to do ).
so I am curious because now the surf is puffing quite a bit of white smoke while it warms up, so my question is how long should i hold the switch on for, ( cause I dont want to cause more damage ) but I also dont want to smoke out the neighbors and listen to it rough idle.

Any info would be grand, I've read a couple of places to check the water temp sensor and the coolant sensor but I cant for the life of me figure out where the coolant sensor is.
again any and all advice and Help is Much appreciated! have a good day!

 

[tlaporte]

Reading this thread on an Aussie forum suggests that your Surf has a SuperGlow system. Bearing that in mind, did you change the plugs when you went to a Wilson Switch?

The SuperGlow plugs are a lower voltage than normal.

Two threads of note, if you haven’t already read them:

Super Glow - explained

I have recently had a problem with my Super Glow system. During my initial diagnosis of the problem I read a great deal about Super Glow - much of it wrong, so I have drawn up a diagram of the workings of the system and done calculations to understand exactly how it works (well as close as I can...

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Which plugs should I be running - B, 2B, 3B, H and 2H diesels

Glowplug selection seems to be a common issue amongst many owners of classic indirect-injection diesel landcruisers. While glow plug manufacturers/distributors put out "selection catalogs", most of these catalogs have accumulated numerous errors. So as a solution, I've tried to put...

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[brownbear]

For me using manual glow plugs.
Although I have 10.5 volt plugs in a 3B, and I left the resistor in place on the busbar.

10-15 seconds glow.
crank and start
10 seconds additional glow to smooth out idle and reduce smoke.
20 seconds no glow (roughly)
5-10 more glow if needed to smooth out idle again.

Different voltage plug (like original 6 volt ones) were meant to glow quicker and might not like too many seconds on and might burn them out. So if it starts easily with 5-10 seconds of glow, then after running you can re-glow a few seconds more again. Thats what the super glow did, it after glowed....