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arrgh glow plug relay is not activating with glow plug controller. electricians say glow plug controller is fine. could one bad glow plug deactivate the glow plug timer?

good morning oilguy hivemind, i have a 1990 toyota corolla diesel 1c engine. i burned all 4 glow plugs. Glow plugs are not heating. changed 3 out of 4 plugs. one bad plug is still installed because it was hard to remove. can 1 bad plug that is installed throw off the glow plug controller and...

what is it about the idi 7.3 fords that make them good for WMO if they dont even have a inline injection pump-i have heard it mentioned the type of prechamber, the swirl prechamber, is what prevents the idis prechamber from getting clogged up, is this what makes ford idi 7.3 the best for WMO...

please upload the pictures of denso compressor in japan.

do you have a link?

I read that bosch p pump works best with alt fuels and then the bosch ve pump. then nippondenso pump on a corolla diesel 1c basically resembles a bosch ve pump. i thing the w123 240d has a bosch p pump; thinking about going that route. Reading also that going over 50 % wmo and 50 % diesel...

I found a guy who repairs a/c compressors. he says he replaces gaskets, seals, and oil for usd 90 and he guarantees it works upon installation.

it costs like usd 2.50 a pound from usa to central america. the ac compressor weigs like 17 pounds so usd 42.50 for shipping here; so a little more for more quality. the new uac ac compressor here costs usd 138 with zero warranty; while the new delphi ac compressor comes with warrant for around...

not really a retail store more like a catalog

so which one you think would fit? the delphi or the denso? yes it got shipped to UK not sure about australia. i called uk a/c places and gave them my rollas specs and they said they didnt have any compressors for a vehicle that old. i think i found one place offering a mahle compressor.

so the original denso ac compressor on the 90 rolla doesnt work according to the a/c guy. he disconeccted the ac inlet lines on ac compressor and turned the clutch and i put my finger on the holes of the ac compressor and it didnt suck or expulse air. he offered me a uac chinese a/c compressor...

Quoting : https://www.survivalistboards.com/threads/waste-motor-oil-as-fuel.149248/post-5102342 " What you'd like to look for is a diesel engine with a VE pump (injection pump.) These include older Cummins 4bt/6bt, chevy 6.2/6.5, ford 7.3, vw 1.5d 1.6d 1.9d AND 1996-2003 TDI's (same exact pump...

would they tolerate some wmo? do you think they would tolerate a 85 percent wmo to 15 percent gasoline? how do izuzu direct injection diesel engine do on waste motor oil?

which ford na diesel works the best out of ford? the 7.3? from what years?

thanks for the link i already seen his videos cutterup rob good info vw diesels not very prevalent; toyota diesels more prevalent. kerosene about same price as diesel i read online somewhere from a guy from germany who had sucess with wvo in a mercedes diesel with minimal modifications as he...