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: SSDiesel Glow Plug override kit??


16gaSxS
03-24-2005, 01:58 PM
Hey follks anyone buy and install a SSDiesel Supply override kit? I replace my glow plugs while back with JK's quick heat and sometimes when it's cold here in Montana I would like a bit more glow time and I try cycle twice and it helps a bit, but I still not happy with it. I know you can install stuff to change glow time but I lilke the idea of push the button and it's not that costly. So any one that has installed it and used I would appreciate any info.:)

Semi-crazy
03-24-2005, 02:05 PM
SS's kit is nice. I swaped to manual control glows a couple years ago and it has helped a bunch with my old motor. I did the wiring myself before I knew about the kit, but for the time savings and the ease of install, I highly recommend the kit.

16gaSxS
04-08-2005, 11:32 AM
I got the SS kit in and located where to mount my button and the hot to take it from so I will install it over the weekend and give a full report next week.

16gaSxS
04-11-2005, 11:21 AM
This past weekend I put in the SS Diesel over ride and it works well. It came with a 100 amp relay, 2 6ga wires to hook the relay to the glow plug controller.
2 about 16ga wires one goes from push button swith to relay, on has 5 amp fuse and goes from switch to a hot you tie into.

I mounted it under the Cargo light there was a couple of blank for switches. The dirrectons are good and the items are all good with one exception. The wire from the push button switch to the relay could of stood to be about 12 inches longer. I spent almost an hour fishing and refishing the line to make it the shortest run posible and I got it hook with only about a inch to spare. :(

The 6 ga lines that carry the load from the realy to the controller had plenty as did the fused wire which I cut a foot off of. My grade of the kit would be a B only because of the short wire.

This morning it was 30 degrees when I started when the factory glow plug time went out I pushed the button and added about 4-5 seconds more glow time and she started up an no smoke this morning normally I get white smoke when it cool for 10-30 seconds depending on the temp. So far I really like it.
:)