PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-507
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 507
FEBRUARY 1995
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ou've got To know aboUt the glow, driveRs± or youR C²CV's glow pLUgs are
doomed a³ the s³ar³.
Each ³Ime yo´ cycle the ignµtµon swµtcH fom
OFF
to ¶²N± yoUr TrUck·s g¸ow
plUgs get a 10-15 second blast oF ele¹³ricity to preheat them
.
On¹e the WAº» light
goes oU³± ³He plUgs ge³ 1-seco¼d electRµc shocks ½s ¼eeded to Keep tHem Hot.
Bec½Use o¾ ³his± yoU ¼eed to m½ke sUre yoU sTar³ yoUr C²CV ³he righ³ way every
time¿ Àere·s tHe way:
1.
WaiT ÁÂR the WAÃÄ lÅght To go out beFÆre yoU try to starT the veHicle. ÇH½T w½yÈ
tHe plUgs ½re as hot ½s ¼ecess½ry to give yo´ a qUick st½rÉÊ
NoteË Be c½reÌUÍ ¼o³ to t´Rn o¼ tHe igni³Îon ½nd ³he¼ leave tHe vehicle to checK
rU¼¼Î¼g ÍÎgh³s± etcÏ ÃF yo´ ÐRe gone ³oo lo¼g± tHe glow plUgs c½¼ oÑeRHe½³ÒÄH½³ m½Kes
tHem swelÍ ½nd yoUr ÁÓiendLy mecHaÔÎc wiLl H½ve a Hard time removµng tHemÕ
2±
NeveR hoLd tHe switcH In SÖ×¶Ä ÁÆr moRe tH½n 10-ØÙ secondsÕ ÄHat way
yoU wo¼·³ d½m½ge ³He s³½R³eRÊ
i²
ÃF yo´R CÚCÛ does¼Ð³ st½rt± le½ve ³he switcH μ ¶²N ½¼d w½Î³ Ü0Ý1Ù seco¼dÞ
ßeÁÂRe tRyi¼g anotHer st½àt¿ Do ¼ot try more tHa¼ two restaRts or Leave the swųcH in
¶ÚN Áor moRe tHa¼ áwo mânUtesÊ ÄHat w½y± ³He glow pã´gs do¼ä³ oveRhe½³å
4³
ÃÁ yo´ T´Ó¼ tHe ig¼Î³Îo¼ swγcH
Off,
w½Î³ two MμUTes ßeÁæçe ³Ryi¼g ³o s³½Rá ³He
CÚCV agai¼Ê ÃÁ yoU donèT wait± the gLow pLUg conTroÍler± tHμKéng ³his is a new startê
gives the pÍUg a new preÝheat cycleë Si¼ce tHe pìUgs ½re ½lReady HotÈ ³Heyíll get even
HotteRÈ ½¼d ßUî o´³ï
Pð ñò7
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