Glow Plugs

[Jarrod B]

ok so heres a poll.

i just want to know what every one thinks on this.

i generally wait for the gp to turn off before i drive. and when i dont wait, im easy on it till they turn off and till i see the temp gauge moves.

untill recently at my 1am lunch breaks, i dont have much time for it to warm up so i just drive easy till it warms up some.


i do wait for the wts to go off first before crank. always

[Goose350]

Depends on when it is. If its the first start of the day I usually wait a good bit after the WTS light goes off. If the engine is warm I just get in the truck and crank it.

[ianstew]

I wait at least a minute before taking off easy

[UnlimitedLove]

The plugs stay on way after the WTS light goes off.

[alberta 7.3]

I wait for the WTS light to go off. If I waited for the GPs to shut off, it would be a long day.

[Zaairman]

Your glow plugs are on for 3 mins max. And I know this because I have a LED light hooked up to the GPR which lets me know when the plugs have power.

wait for the WTS light to go out before i start it... drive it easy until its up to operating temps

[Jarrod B]

a led for when the gps are on? sweet!

i do wait for the wts to go off before cranking. however, at night when the parking lights and or the head lights are on, i see the dash is dimmed when the gps are on and brightens up when they turn off. i have in the past wait till the dash is bright to drive.

[jesilvas]

Originally Posted by Goose350

Depends on when it is. If its the first start of the day I usually wait a good bit after the WTS light goes off. If the engine is warm I just get in the truck and crank it.

Same here. First start, I let em sit for about 30 seconds or so. Depends on how cold it is, but I never wait the whole 90 seconds or whatever it may be that day. Then I just drive easy till truck and trans are warmed up. But I always WTS until it tells me it's ready

[Zaairman]

Just because your WTS light is on, doesn't mean your glow plugs are on.