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glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:23 am
by jdfiegehen
Well I'm kind of coming up with a blank here. I've wired in a momentary switch to bypass the glowplug control unit. I've gone straight off the positive on my battery to the switch, and then switch to glowplugs with an inline fuse. Everytime I try to cycle the switch I just blow the inline fuse. Do I need to wire directly into the relay so that I'm actually just changing the time that the glow plugs cycle, or should this be working for me? I'm kinda stumped on this one.
Thanks all
Jay
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:54 pm
by punkrawker
dude you need a relay!!! I will try to post a pic of the set up i did later on to show you. you will need a relay, some self tapping screws to mount the relay, a 12v switch, 14 guage wiring, some circle end terminals, some shrink tube or electrical tape and a new fuse to replace the one that popped on you. Look it up on youtube as well, short through the videos to find the one that best suits your needs and/or look through some older post on here too.
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:18 pm
by jdfiegehen
I'm going to try tapping into the existing relay's power and see if i can control the timing myself. Should work right?
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 2:07 pm
by jdfiegehen
Worked! Finally!
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 12:09 pm
by Lapprentis
punkrawker wrote:dude you need a relay!!! I will try to post a pic of the set up i did later on to show you. you will need a relay, some self tapping screws to mount the relay, a 12v switch, 14 guage wiring, some circle end terminals, some shrink tube or electrical tape and a new fuse to replace the one that popped on you. Look it up on youtube as well, short through the videos to find the one that best suits your needs and/or look through some older post on here too.
Please Punkrawker, put some picture or a Schematic drawing with parts needed as many other L300 owners will benefits from it. My 1990, from what I know, is working with 6V glow plugs. Any additional parts I may need for my setup ?
Much Thanks
Lapprentis
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:16 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
Go to: L300 Dedicated Category Reference Forum/L300 Shop Manual Downloads .
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 6:38 am
by Lapprentis
Thanks Falco but I was asking for a schematic of the Glow plug By-pass button not of the Delica.
Lapprentis
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:18 am
by punkrawker
Jay, give me abit. i will post pics of what my install looks like when i have some time, its not too hard to do but i agree with you pics of others intalls are best for DYI!!!
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:14 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
Lapprentis wrote:Thanks Falco but I was asking for a schematic of the Glow plug By-pass button not of the Delica.
Lapprentis
Ha, my bad. Carry on.
Falco.
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:40 pm
by punkrawker
well as soon as i can figure out how to resize the pictures of my set up i will post them for you and explain em the best i can, its not that bad to do once you have all the parts
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:40 pm
by punkrawker
and thanks for letting us carry on falco!!
Re: glowplug bypass wiring problem
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:27 am
by nxski
jdfiegehen wrote:I'm going to try tapping into the existing relay's power and see if i can control the timing myself. Should work right?
That's what I did!