5V Glow Plugs

Mountainman · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:31 pm

joe_ wrote:

GreenDieselEngineering wrote:

The main reason the start ability is hurt with metallic glow plugs is the design of the combustion chamber. The layout has the tip of the glow plug splitting the gap between two orifices of the injector nozzle, so the fuel sprays on each side of the glow plug. This is correct for a ceramic plug where you do not want the spray to impinge in the tip. On a metallic plug, since they are not as hot, it would be better to have a nozzle orifice spraying closer/inline with the glow tip. This requires a new cylinder head design to be optimized and that is just not feasible.

Would a more feasible solution would be different injectors with the tip rotated a few degrees from the current position so that one of the orifices is aligned with the glow plug? I may be oversimplifying it, but it seems like that would be much easier than redesigning the whole head to move the glow plug in line with one of the current injectors' orifices.

Interesting idea! I wonder if any injector shop anywhere could modify our injectors, however unlikely?

GreenDieselEngineering · **Joined:** Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:10 pm **Posts:** 1111

So I have the GDE tune. Will it be okay to install the Bosch 5v glow plugs as is since you suggest them for this application?[/quote]

You will want the ecm glow logic in the tune to match the voltage of the glow plugs.[/quote]

Okaaayyy....so how do I get the correct ECM ecm glow logic? Since I have the GDE tune do I sent the programming unit back to you to update? Do I download it from you? Need some direction here if I decide to change. The 7v metal tips are crap for me even here in Virginia cold weather!!!!1[/quote]

On our website is an ecm service update for $50 and you mail in the ecm to us for the reflash. If you have the flash tool it is still $50 and we would email a new tune.

taroo · **Joined:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:14 pm **Posts:** 292

GreenDieselEngineering wrote:

So I have the GDE tune. Will it be okay to install the Bosch 5v glow plugs as is since you suggest them for this application?

You will want the ecm glow logic in the tune to match the voltage of the glow plugs.[/quote]

Okaaayyy....so how do I get the correct ECM ecm glow logic? Since I have the GDE tune do I sent the programming unit back to you to update? Do I download it from you? Need some direction here if I decide to change. The 7v metal tips are crap for me even here in Virginia cold weather!!!!1[/quote]

On our website is an ecm service update for $50 and you mail in the ecm to us for the reflash. If you have the flash tool it is still $50 and we would email a new tune.[/quote]

Excellent...that is what I was looking for.

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