mr.travo
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Ok, I have been looking at manuals, searching here, and asking google it's opinion.
A week ago I was putting on new belts and I accidentally hit the temp switch and it broke the tab off that the spade hooks in to. Ever since then, my truck is a PITA to start. It ended up being I would have to cycle the glow plugs twice to hit it in the morning. The wait light stays on for 30 to 60 seconds (the longest it's ever had to stay on). The second time I would cycle them the wait light would stay on for about 10 seconds and that's how I knew it caught and it would fire right up.
Well, this morning I had to cycle the plugs 4 or 5 times before it fired. The wait light stayed on for the 30 to 60 seconds and there was no joy. Finally, it fired and I was on my way.
Today I stopped at Auto Zone and I forgot the part number I needed. The nice, but clueless, guy behind the counter got me PN TU66. Once I got home I looked it up and it says that the application is for "with gauge". It showed PN TU78 "with light". So my questions are as follows-
1. Could this temp switch have anything to do with the hard starting? It was NEVER a problem until I broke the tab. It only does it in the morning. I replaced all the glow plugs last winter (AC60's if I remember correctly), dielectric greased them, waterproof connectors, and 12v glow plug setup (instead of the 24v dropped down to 12v).
2. Would this switch even work for the idiot light? I am sure the answer is "no", but hey never hurts to get a second opinion. I have been wrong before once or twice in my life.
As always, thanks guys!
Travo
A week ago I was putting on new belts and I accidentally hit the temp switch and it broke the tab off that the spade hooks in to. Ever since then, my truck is a PITA to start. It ended up being I would have to cycle the glow plugs twice to hit it in the morning. The wait light stays on for 30 to 60 seconds (the longest it's ever had to stay on). The second time I would cycle them the wait light would stay on for about 10 seconds and that's how I knew it caught and it would fire right up.
Well, this morning I had to cycle the plugs 4 or 5 times before it fired. The wait light stayed on for the 30 to 60 seconds and there was no joy. Finally, it fired and I was on my way.
Today I stopped at Auto Zone and I forgot the part number I needed. The nice, but clueless, guy behind the counter got me PN TU66. Once I got home I looked it up and it says that the application is for "with gauge". It showed PN TU78 "with light". So my questions are as follows-
1. Could this temp switch have anything to do with the hard starting? It was NEVER a problem until I broke the tab. It only does it in the morning. I replaced all the glow plugs last winter (AC60's if I remember correctly), dielectric greased them, waterproof connectors, and 12v glow plug setup (instead of the 24v dropped down to 12v).
2. Would this switch even work for the idiot light? I am sure the answer is "no", but hey never hurts to get a second opinion. I have been wrong before once or twice in my life.
As always, thanks guys!
Travo
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