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  1. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    Yes
  2. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    12v
  3. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    The 6.2 is a IDI diesel. Meaning that the injector sits inside a pre-combusion chamber. The glow plug also indexes into the pre-cup as well. I don't personally run WMO in my CUCV (or my Samurai with a VW 1.6 diesel that also is a IDI). The glow plugs have a ceramic coating to them. I'd...
  4. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    You do realize that by having two bad plugs, you've increased the voltage the other 6 see right? That's why it's called a cascade failure. Maybe, those 6 will hold out. But it makes it easier for the next one and the next one to pop as they fail due to increased voltage.
  5. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    There is the possibility that there was a cascade failure of the stock plugs prior to the resistor bypass. These trucks will still start with a bad GP or three.
  6. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    What make/model plugs were you using? Some are inherently better than others.
  7. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    These engines rely on the glowplugs to start in all weather.
  8. patracy

    Waste oil and Glowplugs

    This! And to the OP, have you bypassed?
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