Those that own a Diesel and a gas vechicle.
When you switch from Diesel to gas vechicle do you find yourself waiting for the glow plugs/ grid heater to warm up?
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- No, but I try to start the diesel sans waiting AFTER driving gas.
thomasmnile wrote:
colliehauler wrote:
When you switch from Diesel to gas vechicle do you find yourself waiting for the glow plugs to warm up?
Looks like people didn't read your question. You're getting a bunch of answers about how quickly their oil burners start. :B
To answer, yes nearly every time I drive my wife's Camry, I find myself waiting for the grid heater light to go off! :S:S:S:o
To answer the question, After a few starts forgetting to wait for the heater grid "wait to start" light to go out, I started firing the Cummins up as soon as I heard the lift pump stop on the 24 v and no wait on the mechanical 12v. Never had any trouble. However, to this day I still give it a couple of seconds for the lift pump to shut off even with the gassers. The other habit that creeps up every now and again is a left foot reach for the clutch that's not there.
I tried to talk my bride into a Camry. Most comfortable car I've driven was a rental Camry LE in Seattle.colliehauler wrote:
When you switch from Diesel to gas vechicle do you find yourself waiting for the glow plugs to warm up?
Looks like people didn't read your question. You're getting a bunch of answers about how quickly their oil burners start. :B
To answer, yes nearly every time I drive my wife's Camry, I find myself waiting for the grid heater light to go off! :S:S:S:o- No. At least not yet :B
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
What's a glow plug? :B
They are just something else to go bad, burn up and have the tip fall into the cylinder and get stuck on the valve seat.
As you know real diesel trucks don't have glow plugs!
So how does it feel to be a smart axe?:h
Good!:B
Stolen from the first season of Breaking Bad.:pblt2ski wrote:
steve
a glow plug is on of them things in you gaz rig that glows to make teh fuel ignite! or at least so I have been told.......
marty
Ah! Much like a spark plug but for that other fuel. I've never held one in my mortal hands. However I did see one in a model flying contraption once!:BCummins12V98 wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
What's a glow plug? :B
They are just something else to go bad, burn up and have the tip fall into the cylinder and get stuck on the valve seat.
As you know real diesel trucks don't have glow plugs!
Great news for me. Gas is cheaper than diesel and I need to fill up for the alpenlite outing next week. 20 cents a gallon here.
chevman:?Hannibal wrote:
What's a glow plug? :B
They are just something else to go bad, burn up and have the tip fall into the cylinder and get stuck on the valve seat.
As you know real diesel trucks don't have glow plugs!- steve
a glow plug is on of them things in you gaz rig that glows to make teh fuel ignite! or at least so I have been told.......
marty - What's a glow plug? :B
