Hendrik
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One cold morning I had to start my Volkswagen Camper van (2.5 liter, 5 cylinder, naturally aspirated diesel) to take it to the repair shop to have the glow plugs replaced (four out of five were not working).
And no, she would not start. My hot air gun to the rescue. I disconnected the hose, connecting the air filter housing to the intake manifold, and stuck the spout in the cast aluminum intake manifold. Let it run for, say, three minutes and then proceeded to start the engine, while the gun was still blowing. I was very surprised and relieved at how easy the engine started.
Not saying it will always substitute a properly working glow plug system, but in a pinch and having electric power, it may just do the trick. LOL
And no, she would not start. My hot air gun to the rescue. I disconnected the hose, connecting the air filter housing to the intake manifold, and stuck the spout in the cast aluminum intake manifold. Let it run for, say, three minutes and then proceeded to start the engine, while the gun was still blowing. I was very surprised and relieved at how easy the engine started.
Not saying it will always substitute a properly working glow plug system, but in a pinch and having electric power, it may just do the trick. LOL