Thread: Diesel injector cleaner additive ?

100% one or two of the glow plugs are dead

$25 each from memory

Pull them out

Use jumper leads and supply them 12v from the battery

The good ones will glow orange

The duds will have a small hole in the carbon tip and not heat up at all

Easy to replace

Seen it on that motor probably 15-20 times now over the years

The cyl heads can crack around 130,000 km

Auckland guy sells new fully assembled heads for $1300 from memory

Pays to keep the radiator new after 100,000 km with new thermostat and heater hoses

Check the glow plugs first

That motor responds very well to a small amount of fuel wound into the adjustable fuel rack screw

Wind it in until the idle rises then tighten locknut

Adjust idle back down on the throttle butterfly

Take it for a drive, readjust until you are happy with the level of black smoke under load and throttle.

They are quick enough with extra fuel wound in.