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    Glow Plug Question

    I want it to stay a 12v 1 alt system. However whoever modded it did away with the starter relay. i have a wire going from the starter to the push button switch. from the push button switch to a toggle switch, and from the toggle switch into an abyss of wires.. My glow plug system seems to be...
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    Glow Plug Question

    well I took the alternator off and brought it to advanced autoparts. he ran the alternator as a 12v alt and really couldnt tell me if the alternator was 12v or 24v. but it did come to say there was a bad diode in the alternator. so i took it to oreilleys to see what they would say. the woman...
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    Glow Plug Question

    Hey, one more thing.. Now that I have the 12v buss wired correctly from the rear battery neg terminal, let me note that my alternator was also wired to that 12v buss. I got the truck with only 1 alternator. I havent checked but Im assuming its a 24v alternator. With that being said, my 12v buss...
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    Glow Plug Question

    Thanks for all the info. That really did the trick. I took that hot wire from the 24v to gp solenoid and connected it to the neg terminal on my rear battery. Also i grounded the lower small terminal on gp solenoid. Im getting 12v, that clink sound from the relay and a positive reading at the end...
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    Glow Plug Question

    What your saying is the diamond-shaped buss should only be getting 12v? In my case im getting 24v, which is due to the resistor bank missing? The power to the diamond shape buss is coming directly from the positive battery bus bar. Warthog told me in a previous thread "The small terminal...
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    Glow Plug Question

    Back Again (glow plugs) Here is a video showing my glow plug system and its readings. Bear with me Im a noob. I dont believe it is performing as it should. Looking for some advice or corrections. Ive researched Electrical Diagrams and have come as close as I could. I believe the previous owner...
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    Glow Plug Question

    This is how the system is hooked up. This is how it looked when i got the truck. The glow plug module has been bypassed. What I have looks nothing like this.. The way its setup now..it definitely has a ground on the bottom pin going to the mounting bracket. Which you say is wrong. While...
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    Glow Plug Question

    Am I supposed to be getting power at the bottom post of my glow plug solenoid with everything turned off? Something is draining my batteries and I found power at that point. Possibly the culprit? I have a glow plug relay like the ford starter solenoid.. Thanks for any help.8)
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