Hi,
My old L245DT won't start. It has no power when I turn the key. I've checked the obvious things like the battery, power to the starter, power to the key switch, power to the starter switch etc. This stuff all checks out. I do not have any power on the dash lights. The glow plug indicator does not glow however I traced the power down to the first glow plug. When I remove the wire from the glow plug I have 12v when turning the starter switch counter clockwise (to fire up the glow plugs) but if I put the wire back on the glow plug I don't get any power at all. It seems to me like the glow plug isn't grounded?? Is this possible? Should I be able to see 12v on my ohm meter when the wire is attached?
Also - I pulled the first two glow plugs out and bench tested them. They show around 30 ohms of resistance and they glow bright orange when I hook a 12v battery directly to them. I didn't pull the third one yet because it's harder to get to.
Thanks,
Josh
My old L245DT won't start. It has no power when I turn the key. I've checked the obvious things like the battery, power to the starter, power to the key switch, power to the starter switch etc. This stuff all checks out. I do not have any power on the dash lights. The glow plug indicator does not glow however I traced the power down to the first glow plug. When I remove the wire from the glow plug I have 12v when turning the starter switch counter clockwise (to fire up the glow plugs) but if I put the wire back on the glow plug I don't get any power at all. It seems to me like the glow plug isn't grounded?? Is this possible? Should I be able to see 12v on my ohm meter when the wire is attached?
Also - I pulled the first two glow plugs out and bench tested them. They show around 30 ohms of resistance and they glow bright orange when I hook a 12v battery directly to them. I didn't pull the third one yet because it's harder to get to.
Thanks,
Josh