fig
Silver Member
Alright guys; forgive my ignorance and bare with me because I am "beating a dead horse" and not real familiar with diesel engines.
I guess I have some misconceptions about what a glow plug / thermostart system actually does. In a past post that I had (2000 to 1700 thermostart); one of the replies talked about the thermostart system actually burning fuel in the manifold. I also received some great information on where to find a possible replacement. I went to a Thermoking dealer/service center this afternoon and looked at their glow plugs and was told that the glow plug only heats the intake air. So now I am kinda cornfused.
Did earlier thermostart systems actually burn the fuel to heat the air in the intake and later versions just heat the air? I looked at one glow plug for a 2 cyl. yanmar and the end looks like a spiral coil and does not have an oriface for fuel to drip through. If I installed this type of glow plug; would it work the same as the thermostart system?
Sorry for the long post and thanks to everyone that responded in my other post.
I guess I have some misconceptions about what a glow plug / thermostart system actually does. In a past post that I had (2000 to 1700 thermostart); one of the replies talked about the thermostart system actually burning fuel in the manifold. I also received some great information on where to find a possible replacement. I went to a Thermoking dealer/service center this afternoon and looked at their glow plugs and was told that the glow plug only heats the intake air. So now I am kinda cornfused.
Did earlier thermostart systems actually burn the fuel to heat the air in the intake and later versions just heat the air? I looked at one glow plug for a 2 cyl. yanmar and the end looks like a spiral coil and does not have an oriface for fuel to drip through. If I installed this type of glow plug; would it work the same as the thermostart system?
Sorry for the long post and thanks to everyone that responded in my other post.