PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-502

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 502

SEPTEMBER 1994
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-502 - Page 15 of 51
We
you find a bad glow pLug, mechanICs± replaCe it.
But don't assume aLL tHe oTheRs aRe ²ad, and repLaCe tHem Too³ You
'Ii
´e tHrowIng
away good pLugs³
Glow plugs shouLdn't faiL as a seTµ ¶f tHey do, sometHIng eLse Is pRobably wRong ·¸·
lIke a ConTRo¹Leºµ And± tHe oLd eye²all won»t teLL you wHen a pLug Is getting ready
to faIL¼ ½He onLy way to Know a pLug is bad Is to TesT IT¾ALL you need Is a muLtImeTeR¾
DIsConneCt the TeRmInaL assem²Ly fRom eaCh gLow pLug¼ ¿heCÀ eaCH pLug
for
Looseness oR damageÁ Âf one Is looseà toRque it between
8
and
12
l²-FÄ
½HenÅ put tHe ²LaCK mulTImeTeº pÆo²e on tHe frame, and tHe Red pRobe on The g¹ow
pLugÇ
GrOund
On a ÈMMWVÉ The Readin
black
sHouLd ²e ²etween
pR±be .²²
one and two ohms·
A good ¿U¿V
plug wIll Read one
to THRee ohmsÊ
AnytHIng else± ReË
•±
pLaCe THe glow pLugÌ
½Hese TesTs shouLd aLso be done as paRt of your semIannua¹ seÍICes³ ¶TÎs In THe
¿Ï¿V pu² on Page
2-13,
½M
9-2³20-2´9-20µ
and on Ðage
2-7
of the ÈMMWVÎs
½M
9-2320-2´0-20¶1·
¸¹
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