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You know that’s not the first time I’ve heard that. If you think Teflon tape is sufficient enough for a leak down test I’m certainly willing to give it a try. I do try to open all the cylinders except the one I am testing if I can. How long do you hold a leak down test? If it’s not the IP...

I have no doubt you are spot on. 10 degree variation. Which seem like a lot to me for a manufacturer’s tolerance. I may have figured out a work around, testing it will prove/disprove my theory. After the fact perhaps I’ll have some info I can contribute. I appreciate the input gents.

I actually spent a couple of hours looking for a dimensional drawing both here and on the net. Best I could come up with were Champion glow plug specs from their site. Like you I want to say I’ve seen a dimensional drawing. But I don’t recall where and if the sealing angle degrees were listed as...

Has anyone ever accurately measured the angle (+/- 1 degree). Of the sealing surface on glow plugs? The angled part of the glow plug body that seals on the copper washer. Or does anyone have the ability to accurately measure it in degrees? My attempt to measure 4 different glow plugs returned 4...