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flatlander
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by flatlander » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:25 pm
ok cant be bothered to google and probably wouldnt understand the answer anyway...
so glow plugs do they do anything apart from starting in a diesel engine especially say economy
just curious generally
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by D-Rider » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:28 pm
No
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Cathcart
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by Cathcart » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:57 pm
In modern cars I don't think they do anything until temperature is below a certain degree. Sure its -2 or something.
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by D-Rider » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:15 pm
Sorry - forgot - they also seal a hole in the cylinder head - without them you'd have no compression.
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flatlander
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by flatlander » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:20 pm
glad I didn't ask about butt plugs then
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
That said when it comes to motorbikes, I like to ride side saddle with a nice frock
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Aladinsaneuk
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by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:38 pm
ah
Martdude is the expert there - I believe that after his Hog Roast Sponsorship finished, he became quite the expert...
Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...
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MartDude
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by MartDude » Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:36 am
Not so much a glow plug, more a glow butt, with plug ejected forcibly.
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