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CareyWeber
11-04-2006, 20:12
Well today I had to replace 6 of them that are dead. I though they weren't suppose to burn out. :confused:

I still have to check the one behind the down pipe. :(

Carey
DmaxMaverick
11-04-2006, 20:16
If you are blowing that many 60's in a relatively short period, you have other issues. I can see 1, or maybe 2 failing. But 6?? Used ether lately?
CareyWeber
11-04-2006, 20:29
If you are blowing that many 60's in a relatively short period, you have other issues. I can see 1, or maybe 2 failing. But 6?? Used ether lately?

No ether ever.

They have lasted good IIRC they were installed in 2001 an have about 100K miles on them.

Carey
dieseldummy
11-04-2006, 20:38
Did they actually burn out or just not get very hot? I've had both. Out of the last 2 sets I've had 2 burn out, and 5 quite heating up all the way. They would only get red hot 1/3 of the way from the tip.
CareyWeber
11-04-2006, 21:01
Did they actually burn out or just not get very hot? I've had both. Out of the last 2 sets I've had 2 burn out, and 5 quite heating up all the way. They would only get red hot 1/3 of the way from the tip.

Out when I hook a test light to them they are open.

Carey
NH2112
11-05-2006, 04:35
I don't think there's such a thing as a glow plug that will never burn out. I just replaced a set of Kennedy's quick-heats with 60Gs yesterday, for the past week I've been having to glow like I had an SD33T under the hood instead of a 6.5l :D I've had them in for about 3 years & maybe 70-80K miles, and they were white for about half their length.
gmctd
11-05-2006, 10:31
Fairly certain the promise was that 60G's wouldn't swell when failed - not that they would last forever.

On the other hand, 100kmi is almost forever, with some engines...............
CareyWeber
11-05-2006, 12:39
Fairly certain the promise was that 60G's wouldn't swell when failed - not that they would last forever.

On the other hand, 100kmi is almost forever, with some engines...............

100K is very good service in my book. :D

Any glowplug that lasts that long and comes out intact is a good. ;)

Carey
arveetek
11-06-2006, 08:08
I've got two 60G's that burned out after 3 years or so. I can't remember for sure when I installed them. I've got a set of Kennedy's Quick Heats sitting in the truck seat ready to go in when I've got a few moments. I'm hoping the Quick Heats allow the engine to start easier when cold than with the 60G's. We'll see.

Casey
CareyWeber
11-06-2006, 11:01
I've got two 60G's that burned out after 3 years or so. I can't remember for sure when I installed them. I've got a set of Kennedy's Quick Heats sitting in the truck seat ready to go in when I've got a few moments. I'm hoping the Quick Heats allow the engine to start easier when cold than with the 60G's. We'll see.

Casey

Casey,

I have not had a starting problem with my 60G's which I installed when I was stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, MO.

Carey
JohnC
11-06-2006, 13:07
Dunno what you guys are doing! When I traded my '95 in it had 148,000 on the original AC-9G plugs.... (All working...)
arveetek
11-06-2006, 14:23
Casey,

I have not had a starting problem with my 60G's which I installed when I was stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, MO.

Carey

I haven't had much of a problem either, at least not until two of the 60's burned out! :D With just 6 working glow plugs, she puts up a pretty good fuss when it's below 35 degrees.

I've also noticed that my wife's 6.5L will start much easier with less of a glow time than my 6.2L. Of course, my lowered compression probably doesn't help much either. I'm not sure which style of glow-plug is in the 6.5L.

In the summer, though, my mechanical 6.2L will start much faster than the DS4 6.5L.

Casey