Off-Topic glow plugs

[Jeff Miller]

Okay, but in '87 they added "afterglow" to the glowplug relay
circuit to run the glowplugs after starting, much cleaner/smoother
idling cold. Wouldn't that be nice for the Perkins on a cold day?

- Jeff

'87 190D 2.5Turbo (1 of ~500 made)
'87 300D Turbo (fastest production diesel sedan, made '87 only)
;~)



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> The later MB model 123 cars with the 616 and 617 (4&5 cylinder)
> engines had the newer pencil type plugs. I believe the change was
> made between 80 and 82 or somewhere in there. My 77 300d with the
> 617 had loop type originally. The 617 in my 85 300TD had the
pencil
> type originally.
>
> Kerry
> 77 300d
> 85 300TD
> 84 307d
> 85 409d
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Miller"
> wrote:
> >
> > Mercedes' glow plugs changed with the 602 & 603 engines
> > about '86/'87.
> >
> > - Jeff Miller
> > in Holland, MI
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "one_dusty_hoot"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I had a '74D-4cyl and a '77D-5cyl. Never heard of the
> > > pencil loop but that is not to say it did not exist.
> > > On a 4 Cyl John Deere I put a large relay close to the
> > > glow pugss, large wire to the relay and large wires to
> > > the glow plugs, PB controlled the relay w/12v. The
> > > voltages given were real world from an 8.0 Onan which
> > > as soon as I get off my duff will be changed. See if
> > > you can get ahold of some high temp wire covering or
> > > with shield.
> > >
> > > bob janes, '87fc35, greenville, sc
> >
>