Remember Glow Plugs?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by GasHauler, Apr 4, 2010.

  1. Boardhauler

    Boardhauler Road Train Member

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    That would occasionally want to run backwards!

    I had an air throttle on my 8V92, kind of like a primitive cruise control. On 80 through Nevada I could flip the switch, dial it up to 2100 & climb up on the dog house to reach in the sleeper for my baggie of whatever.
     
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  3. Mr Ed

    Mr Ed Road Train Member

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  4. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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  5. Volunteer

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    My Dad gave my son his Isuzu diesel. Broke down, couldn't figure it out til mech said 'glow plugs'. Replaced; worked fine til he wrecked it skipping school!!!!:biggrin_25513:
    Great four wheeler looking back.....
     
  6. canuck in da truck

    canuck in da truck Road Train Member

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    hmmm ether injection--i have never seen one operational--always unhooked and that is more than likely a good thing--
     
  7. king Q

    king Q Road Train Member

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    Air over hydraulic you mention is still very popular in Jap trucks up to 50 000lbs.
     
  8. NYROADIE

    NYROADIE Heavy Load Member

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    how about air starters? first time I heard one I bout jumped outa my skin!
    I still have an old Kubota tractor with a compression release and my P/U has glow plugs (86 Chevy)
    When I got out of school I worked at a truck shop we had an old gas tractor converted to a wrecker, what a gutless POS.
     
  9. milskired

    milskired Road Train Member

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    My powerstroke still has glow plugs! I have used ether on starting some military trucks that are stubborn to start LOL It works almost every time!
     
  10. milskired

    milskired Road Train Member

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    I have worked on many diesel water and fuel pumps in the military that have commpression releases also. I hate using those darn things.

    Did you know the Marine Corp still uses the 8v92 blower/turbocharged air throttled POSs. Still in use today and they just stopped building trucks with them in it about a year or 2 ago. Now they have switched it to a C-15 cranked to 625 and a 7 speed allison.
     
  11. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    Oh hell, the truck I took my driving test in had an air starter. I had forgotten about it until I started the truck again. The tester and I both about jumped out of our skins.
     
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