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Hi all.
Rencently did some work on the top end of the engine. it's a 2.5 VM TD (95a) exaclty the same as fitted to the '89/90 range rover classic.
for reasons unknown (a short somewhere) the glow plug realy and a length of the wire from it to the battery burnt out.
The source of the short hasn't been traced... possibly the top of the dipstick (now well insulated) touching the buzz bar, possibly a nut shorting accross from the buzz bar to block, or something to do with liquid... anyway...
I've fitted a new relay and everything seems to be working fine. Before fitting it I soldered inline a slow burn 80amp fuse cos i dont want to for out for another relay if it happens again.
The question is... is an 80A fuse big enough. I seem to recall that glow plugs draw quite a bit each at first then that drops away at the end of the heating cycle.
can anyone advise.
Cheers
OD
Rencently did some work on the top end of the engine. it's a 2.5 VM TD (95a) exaclty the same as fitted to the '89/90 range rover classic.
for reasons unknown (a short somewhere) the glow plug realy and a length of the wire from it to the battery burnt out.
The source of the short hasn't been traced... possibly the top of the dipstick (now well insulated) touching the buzz bar, possibly a nut shorting accross from the buzz bar to block, or something to do with liquid... anyway...
I've fitted a new relay and everything seems to be working fine. Before fitting it I soldered inline a slow burn 80amp fuse cos i dont want to for out for another relay if it happens again.
The question is... is an 80A fuse big enough. I seem to recall that glow plugs draw quite a bit each at first then that drops away at the end of the heating cycle.
can anyone advise.
Cheers
OD