Hello all, I started a thread a while back, "Air In Fuel Lines, but I guess this is a new developement. My glow plug light is out and the relay is not clicking. I'm not even sure where to find the glow plug relay to replace it. I really need to get this motor started if I need to move in a hurry if a bad storm is coming or I'm going to have to have it towed out of here, you guessed it I'm in storm ravaged Florida.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. :o:
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I just talked to a seasoned diesel mechanic on the phone and I told him about it, he said not to be too concerned about the glow plugs since it's not cold. I told him that I hear a suffocating sound coming from the intake valve and he said I should check my compression and timing, anyone know where I can get a compression gauge for diesel or an adapter for a regular plug gauge? I'm so in the dark about all this. :help:
Thanks again.

I had the same problem with mine. The light would never go out untill I stated it. I'm in southern Louisiana and warming this rig up is obviously never a problem however, there is a recall for it and the dealership should replace the relay.
Nick

What year is the truck? thats needed to know the location. The 82-83 or 84 had them on the drivers side wheel well. 85 and up had them on the firewall near the aircleaner towards the drivers side I think. not sure about the location after 88/89 or so.

I also think that after the placement change, there was a different style as well?

It's an 82 or 83 Itasca winnebago motorhome. If that helps, thanks.

Some motorhomes I've worked on had them at the lt. rear of the top of the engine. Bolted to the head, next to the water outlet cover at the rear of the cyl. head.

Seems like this subject comes up all the time.

I'd scrap the automatic relay and go with a manual relay. First, a manual set up is cheaper than a new automatic relay. Second, it's a lot less complicated, easier to wire and there's so much less to go wrong. Third, you have much more control. Once you get know your vehicle, you'll know exactly how long to cycle the plugs before starting and afterwards (after glow) depending on the conditions.

Here's a paste of a post I made a few months ago:

The manual glow plug option is cheap and easy to to do. Here's what I did: I bought a starter relay (I think for Ford) for about $25. It has two big studs, one for battery voltage, the other feeds the glow plugs. It has two little studs, one's a ground, the other takes a wire from a momentery switch that you mount on the dash. Feed power to the momentary switch from the fuse box. I think I'm using the fast glow plugs with this system, but the nice thing is you don't have to match the plugs exactly to the relay, which can get confusing.

For cold starts, I run the plugs for five sec on, one sec off, five sec on, then start. Make sure you use a momentary switch otherwise you could accidentally leave the plugs on and burn them out.

If the truck runs rough and/or smokes immediately after startup, you can also run the plugs for about five seconds at a time after starting the engine until it settles down and stops smoking. I was told that with fast glow plugs you shouldn't have them on for more than about 10 seconds at a time, otherwise you run the risk of burning them out.

Well it turned out to be a blown 10 amp fuse, now it's back and so is the low coolant light, I guess I better check the radiator. My question is what would blow the fuse? Also the other day while the fuse was out I accidently left the key in the start position over night can that burn out the glow plugs even though the relay was out due to the fuse?
Thanks for the help, I hope I'm getting closer to starting this thing with storms out there here in Florida it's very nerve racking, I feel like a sitting duck!

The glow plugs will not have power until the relay closes the solenoid so your glow plugs are safe.

Thanks for the help, I hope I'm getting closer to starting this thing with storms out there here in Florida it's very nerve racking, I feel like a sitting duck!
get a can of WD-40 to use for starting fluid (never use ether starting fluid - will wreck a 6.2)
Good luck - you guys don't deserve another hurricane!:eek:
-Eric

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