Re: [MV] glow plugs cycling & wait light in a HMMWV

From: Julian Burke (julian@knology.net)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 17:21:31 PDT


     This is a sign of a BIG problem in the control box. Replace the
control box immediately OR you will be digging out the glow plugs through
the injector ports which is not a fun thing to do and no room to do it in.
This condition will make the glow plugs swell out and you will not be able
to remove them through the "normal" way!!! There are several new types of
upgraded boxes you can buy. Julian Burke

> Hello List,
>
> I have some possibly weird behavior here...
>
> I always wait for the wait light to go out before turning the engine on. I
> always wait for the glow plugs to stop cycling before putting the vehicle
in
> gear and moving it.
>
> Ever since I had the truck it would sometimes flash the wait light and
> sometimes have it on solid when you turn the switch originally. I hear
that
> this is probably normal.
>
> A few weeks ago I noticed that sometimes I would drive for 5 minutes or so
> and the glow plugs would start cycling again. I don't see them doing it
> afterwards. It does not happen all the time. I wonder whether this is a
sign
> of problem?
>
> Just last night I noticed that when I got back home the wait light was
> stlightly (not proper full brightness) and kind of "buzzing" (sorry, can't
> think of the proper english term). Not really blinking, but just
"buzzing".
> This repeated again today when I got to work. I'm pretty sure it was
> completely off when I left home, but it had the same slight "buzzing" when
I
> got to work.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you,
> Vadim.
>
>
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