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Got the new glow plugs in today, with copper anti seize. Checked the resistance of the air intake glows - about 4 or 5 ohms each, so I left them alone. Primed the fuel, held the glow for 40 seconds and it fired right up! About 30 out at the time, so the full minute not needed unless it is very...

Suggestion 2 and 3 worked! I drilled out (LH bit) the guts of the glow plug and tried an easy out. It just spun, used the next size up, drill and easy0out. It grabbed but flexed too much as I tried to back out the plug. Went to the biggest LH bit and easy out in my kit - and you can see the...

Thanks for those suggestions. The glow plug itself is still in the head, and just spins around the heating element. I haven't tried to pull the element out and leaving the threaded body to be able to LH drill it. I guess I have nothing to loose by doing so, since worst case is pulling the...

I had a bad glow plug in the haed and decided to replace it today. I used penetrating oil several times over the past few weeks and today managed to twist the head off while trying to remove it. I'm assuming my only option at this point is to remove the head and have a machine shop drill out...