KZN185 How to adjust the glow plug timer?

[RodLeach]

Im lost... Tony, does that mean Matt was right?!

[TonyN]

Im lost... Tony, does that mean Matt was right?!

Matt normally finds a way of making it look like he was right regardless, don't go there.



I didn't read the whole thread, look to much like hard work.

[Apache]

T1 is the light lighting time, T2 the afterglow time.

Straight from the KZN185 book, no argments, the facts!

Fools.

Well, not exactly...

The Afterglow is the slope on T2. the level line is 'power applied' time. T1 is the light on the dash as you say. That bit of the handbook (as on Matt F's site) is a bit vague to say the least. Lost in translation perhaps?

[TonyN]

Afterglow is powered still. Its the time the plugs stay powered up after the motor has started.

On the 2.4's its about 7 volts, on the 3rd Gens its just 12v.

[Apache]

Ah OK. I'm just not that familiar with the terms.

From the graph, power is applied for 120 secs, then there is the slope where the plugs are cooling (though in reality, they wont cool very much as they're heated by combustion then).

The plug volts is moot in this discussion really - the important thing is that they are powered for 120 secs if temp < X. therefore, as some suspected, there is no point at all in repeated ign key switching - unless there is some weird stuff going on before the engine starts. Does the Surf dump power to the plugs when the start motor is spinning? Oh, why am I asking, I'll put an avo on it!!!

[muller1]

Glow plugs

Thanks for the chart Apache, I had 85% of the story and this makes it complete.
I managed to find out the resistance of a new glow plug for the 3ltr and it is
1 ohm, if I knew this value before I bought a new set of plugs a few months ago I could have saved a bit of money as the old ones turned out to be OK.

Thanks again.
Regards.
Mike

[TonyN]

Thanks for the chart Apache, I had 85% of the story and this makes it complete.
I managed to find out the resistance of a new glow plug for the 3ltr and it is
1 ohm, if I knew this value before I bought a new set of plugs a few months ago I could have saved a bit of money as the old ones turned out to be OK.

Thanks again.
Regards.
Mike

Oi!! I posted the chart, apache was argueing about it still!!

[Apache]

Oi!! I posted the chart, apache was argueing about it still!!

Erm, no I wasn't! You casting nastertiums!

I was just confused by the terminology, but I think we are in agreement as to how it works.

[muller1]

Sorry Tonyn

1000 pardons I screwed up on this one big time.
Sorry about that, can you bring yourself to excuse and pardon a mere Scotsman.
If you are ever in my neck of the woods (Aberdeenshire New Byth near Turriff) look me up as I owe you a cool one.
If you ask for my address when you are around here I will let you have it

Nice chart though.

Regards
Mike

[muller1]

For Tonyn re Bull Bars

Hi there again.
I read an old subscription and it said that perhaps you can supply TJM Full Frontal bull bars.
The number I think was T13 or 15.
If so can you give me a price.
Thanks.

Mike

[TonyN]

its ok, was more of a chance to abuse apache!

i'll find out about the other bits

1000 pardons I screwed up on this one big time.
Sorry about that, can you bring yourself to excuse and pardon a mere Scotsman.
If you are ever in my neck of the woods (Aberdeenshire New Byth near Turriff) look me up as I owe you a cool one.
If you ask for my address when you are around here I will let you have it

Nice chart though.

Regards
Mike

Hi there again.
I read an old subscription and it said that perhaps you can supply TJM Full Frontal bull bars.
The number I think was T13 or 15.
If so can you give me a price.
Thanks.

Mike

[MattF]

Matt normally finds a way of making it look like he was right regardless, don't go there.

I have absolutely no idea what you might be referring to.

[oily]

Finally, after all the drivel and confusion, I now know (I think) how the heater plugs work on my surf. Very confused when the heater plug light came on for about 1 second. Thanks guys

[MattF]

Oh, why am I asking, I'll put an avo on it!!!

And?

[Apache]

And it rained all weekend.