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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSHqvjDksg
I like YouTube videos for explanations as well. Long and Short of it, if all of the glow plugs are drawing from the batteries the stock system works well. That's why Curtisje measured 24 plus volts at each end of the resistor bank, no load was...
Sir,
I hate to take away from the original question and I'll state up front that I admire your expertise on the CUCV's. While there are no "cascading glow plugs", the stock system on these trucks have a cascading effect in the event that 1 glowplug fails. The resistor behind the air cleaner...
cucvrus,
No new dog in the pound, I did call it FIDO instead of ROVER though. I should have stated Glow Plug Resistor Bypass which of course ensures that the system is only fed 12V. I know the stock system works great if all of the glow plugs are operational but we also know that it can...
Mine starts on about the second revolution of the engine even down to 10 degrees outside. I have AC 60G glowplugs and have done the Doghead 12V modification on the glowplug system. The Starter is the only thing on the truck that is 24 volt powered.
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