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    glow plugs

    Got the sarting issues taken care of and new bearings in the deck belt tensioner. Adjusted thr tensioner spring where it looked like it had just spread the spring a little. mowed for about 30 minutes. Deck belt was pretty hot when checking things out, too much spring tension?
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    Well, I got caught not following Rule # 1 of electrical trouble shooting CHECK YOUR GROUND CONNECTIONS! Working on at dusk tonight in a barn with no lights. While trying to start it I saw sparking from various places. The negative cable connection was nice and clean and tight at both ends...
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    glow plugs

    OK, thank you all.
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    glow plugs

    I did remove the bus bar and checked individually. Had a small brass brush like a tooth brush, cleaned as best I could. The old girl had been setting in a barn several years, rat nest on engine. Like I said earlier, 2 has some nasty oxidizing going on. Guy said his wife did the mowing and...
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    glow plugs

    Thanks guys. I'm pretty new to diesels, I knew NGK spark plugs were good, wasn't sure about their glow plugs. The ones in it are NGK stamped 83X3, couldn't find a part number, so thanks for that. As far as testing, I just did the ohm meter test, didn't try putting the voltage to them. It looks...
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    glow plugs

    I have a G5200 and I believe 2 of the 3 glow pulgs are bad. Are the cheap ones ok to use, or I'm I better off spending more for name brand?