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  1. Triple Jim

    MEP 003 Hard To Start

    Diesels with indirect injection (pre-chambers) need glow plugs to start. Direct injection diesels may not.
  2. Triple Jim

    MEP 003 Hard To Start

    It looks like I'm right about there being a misunderstanding of the glow plug operation. All glow plugs are powered during cranking. K2, the preheat relay, is powered through terminal 15 of S1, both when S1 is in the "preheat" position, and in the "start" position. All glow plugs are wired to...
  3. Triple Jim

    MEP 003 Hard To Start

    I don't think you can start an 002A or 003A without at least a couple glow plugs working. I suspect guys who think they don't need glow plugs don't realize the glow plugs are powered during cranking.
  4. Triple Jim

    MEP 003 Hard To Start

    Right Jamawieb, I was thinking it might be worth doing a compression test, if for no reason other than to eliminate that as a possible cause.
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