Aftermarket Glow Plugs

[snoman87]

Has anyone ever heard of these? I am pricing out new glow plugs for my 83' 6.2. I see 3 months of below 0*C so I want something that will last

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42604&item=7939932659&rd=1

[Stray Cat]

I've seen the same glow-plugs on e-Bay and wondered about them. I went from the stock glow-plugs to AC-60Gs. They work great and are supposedly bulletproof!

[snoman87]

Ya ... can't go wrong with AC Delco 60G's but these are supposed to heat up quicker and stay hot longer ... just wonding if this is true or not

[john8662]

I would find a set of quick heat plugs. I installed a set of 60G's in my 86 6.2L project truck suburban, the controller doesn't stay on longer than 8 seconds bone cold. It doesn't start that well. The 60G's will last and not swell when they do fail, but they don't get that hot in a short glow time, like the old 9g's did. My advice, call up Kennedy and order a set of his quickheat plugs, I installed a set in my 1995 6.5, and that sucker starts, no matter how cold it is outside, outstanding. They are 80 bucks for a set though...

[ZZ]

I bought a set of these last winter. I had already added the resistor fix when I upgraded to the g60 plugs to my glow controller and increased the glow time to 10 to 12 seconds. They new work well on the same glow time. I do know that they stay hotter longer.

The biggest issue I had with since they were foriegn is that the threads were not just alike. It was an effort to get all of them threaded. The terminals are a little smaller and I have one to come off now & then.

[DmaxMaverick]

Originally posted by ZZ:
The biggest issue I had with since they were foriegn is that the threads were not just alike. It was an effort to get all of them threaded. The terminals are a little smaller and I have one to come off now & then. That statement alone would be enough to turn me away.

Unless they pay shipping, and you have them shipped out of TX, they will end up costing as much/more than several other known good/better plugs that can be had from DP advertisers.

I suggest staying away from them at this point. There is just not enough known about them to make them a better buy than what is already available.

[ZZ]

I wouldn't do it again if I knew what I know now; especially with the thread issue.

I just realized that these are not the same ones that I bought. The ones that I bought were in a yellow box. These were $65 a set instead of $80.

I was looking for the extended glow time is why I bought them. I checked them for continuity a couple of times this year. I haven't had one to fail yet.

[NH2112]

I'm running Kennedy's quick-heat plugs as well. I never had a problem threading them in (did have one ship without a tab though, got a new one a few days later), and the truck starts great. It's hard to say if it's starting better because I have a manual switch and probably hit it for longer than is necessary.

[snoman87]

The comment about the treads has turned me away ... especially since I am in Edmonton, Canada. Shipping a faulty product back is a bitch.

I have checked around ... it will cost me the same price to get the Kennedy Quick starts to may door as it will to go down the street to my local dealer and buy some 60g's. I think I will go Kennedy.

Thank-you for your comments