6.2 glowplug problem

[dyno]

My glowpugs are acting up. They work fine for the inital start, but if the engine dies, they only come back on for a second then it's hard to start. Even after driving it, if I let it sit for a couple hours they wont come on at all. They only come on when the engine is totally cold. These engines are very hard to start even on a warm day if the glow plugs aren't working.

[Stitch]

put a ford starter solenoid in there to replace the glow plug controller and then put a manual switch on it...that's the only solution really to them not coming on when the engine isn't warm enough

[dyno]

Originally Posted by Fat Hoe

put a ford starter solenoid in there to replace the glow plug controller and then put a manual switch on it...that's the only solution really to them not coming on when the engine isn't warm enough

Cool...can you give me more detail? What kind of Ford starter solenoid? Where the heck's the controller located?

Thanks,

dyno

[BIGCHEVYMAN]

the controller is at the back of the intake. there are several wires going to it it is pretty easy to find.

i have my glow plugs set up a littel differently. i have a push button under the dash with wires going to the controller. when i push the botton it energizes the controller. but you really don't need to hold the button for more that 10 seconds at a time. it works great.

[Stitch]

you could do that also...forgot about that...you could wire a switch so it will engage the original controller, that way giving it a jump start when it won't light the glowplugs itself...thanks for clarifying that bigchevyman

[BIGCHEVYMAN]

anytime fathoe. my glow plug indicator light also works the way i have mine wired.

[dyno]

Originally Posted by BIGCHEVYMAN

anytime fathoe. my glow plug indicator light also works the way i have mine wired.

Yes, that's how I want to wire mine, where the light on the dash comes on when pushing in on a switch. So do you know what wires to wire the switch to on the controller?