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  1. cucvrus

    Glow Plug Questions

    I would start fresh and remove them all and get a visual on them. I check them with a jump pack and a little oil. Dip the tip in oil. Hook the negative to the threaded shaft. Touch the positive to the spade. It will or should smoke instantly. If not the glow plug is defective. And it should be...
  2. cucvrus

    Glow Plug Questions

    Same goes for the CUCV diesel engine. Once ignited and running compression takes over on all cylinders. I can tell when my CUCV has a glow plug or 2 not working. I never had all 8 fail at one time. I never left it go that long. It I experienced a hard start I checked them all by removing them...
  3. cucvrus

    Glow Plug Questions

    I get by for 25+ years with the stock glow plug system. I have changed thousands of CUCV glow plugs in hundreds of CUCV's. I experienced 20 at most that broke off in the engine. The only extraction tool I ever used was a vise grips, spray lube, a crow bar and in the past a lot of cursing. I have...
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