Re: [MV] Never Assume!

From: T. Hintopoulos (hint@northnet.org)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2000 - 10:22:45 PDT


>O.K. now what's right and what's wrong? Did a civilian diesel 6.2 have the
>firewall resistor voltage drop assembly?
Nope.

>If it didn't, how would the
>civilian glow plugs get 6 volts?
They got 12 volts. The plugs were cycled on/off.

Some of the earlier 5.7 (OLDS gas/diesel) conversions used 12 Volt (book
says 11 volt)
plugs but they later went to the 6 volt type with the cycling.

This was done to facilitate quicker startups especially in colder climates
when
the battery voltage would be low as well.

>glow plugs are still in the truck they would be 12V would they not?
They are. Though again, my AC/Delco book specs them at 11 Volts.
Delco says AC-13G for the CUCV and AC-15G for the HMMV.

Books and experiences can be wrong.
$.005 worth.
Ted H.



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