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NDT, you're a great guy, but you and I will need to agree to disagree that a used serviceable pigtail is a bad idea if this plug is farked.
Sorry brother but there is no down side to splicing wires correctly with high temperature solder or crimp on terminals that are then soldered and screwed...
Hi Crapgame. Love the Kelly's Heros reference. Been meaning to tell you.
Easier/faster/cheaper to take a used plug with factory pre-crimped leads already attached to long sections of wire. Then just solder wire to wire without needing to crimp leads to wires and embed the leads in the rubber of...
Long response that is kinda saying nothing.
You "know the vehicle" yet you are saying an older PCB was flashing codes and sometimes didn't cycle the plugs, and you never considered the corrosion itself was interfering with glow plug cycling. You never considered corrosion elsewhere screwing up...
Ultimately, YOU need to know your rig. Leaving it to a mechanic is bad.
Simple corrosion might have been your problem.
If you have a keyed ignition, that is also a problem and can cause starting issues.
A pre-lifter fuel pump can cause issues.
Pulling apart a plug is not hard and a little...
When the box is working, you should not mess with it.
Now you need to replace the box, the glow plug temperature sensor and possibly the plug.
Drop the old box, cut the wires, and see if you can save the plug.
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