frank360
Bronze Member
I'AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY GLOW PLUGS DRAINING MY BATTERY WITHIN 35 SECONDS IT DROPS BELOW 12 VOLTS WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY COULD IT BE CAUSED BY MY GLOW PLUG COIL BE'ING BROKEN THANK'S FOR ANY HELP.
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Glow Plugs MANUAL TYPE KIOTI LB 2202
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virgil
Gold Member
How old is the battery? You can take the battery of the machine, take it to a parts store, and they can "load it" and see if the battery is weak.
That is where I would start chasing the problem.
virgil
That is where I would start chasing the problem.
virgil
virgil
Gold Member
will the machine not crank over after heating the plugs?
-----------if so-------------------
You should be able to heat the plugs up pretty good and STILL crank the engine. assuming the battery, cabels, and starter is in good shape.
More dumb questions;
are the battery cables GOOD... as in no corrosion, or "black wire dieses"?
Do you have a GOOD ground?
Is the starter draging, is it wore out?
GOOD, CLEAN connections everywhere?
-----------if so-------------------
You should be able to heat the plugs up pretty good and STILL crank the engine. assuming the battery, cabels, and starter is in good shape.
More dumb questions;
are the battery cables GOOD... as in no corrosion, or "black wire dieses"?
Do you have a GOOD ground?
Is the starter draging, is it wore out?
GOOD, CLEAN connections everywhere?
virgil
Gold Member
OK-- that tell me that the engine will spin like a top when you hit the starter..
is that right?
is that right?
RockyMtDan
New member
If your glow plug coil is broken you wound not have power to your glow plugs as it is in line.
virgil
Gold Member
this is true about the glow indicator...
I was wondering if the engine will really spin over..
How long has he had this machine..
If he just bought it, or if he had had it for a while.
If the glow plugs are working, if the starter will shure enough spin the engine, if the air filter is not stopped up, if the fuell filter is not stopped up, if it has enough compression, then it should fire up.
if if if-- I like to start with the simple stuff first before I start pointing my finger at something much more expensive.
I,ve been call out on service calls more than once to discover that the machine was simply out of fuell! It happens.
I was wondering if the engine will really spin over..
How long has he had this machine..
If he just bought it, or if he had had it for a while.
If the glow plugs are working, if the starter will shure enough spin the engine, if the air filter is not stopped up, if the fuell filter is not stopped up, if it has enough compression, then it should fire up.
if if if-- I like to start with the simple stuff first before I start pointing my finger at something much more expensive.
I,ve been call out on service calls more than once to discover that the machine was simply out of fuell! It happens.
Frank, you've posted several questions about this model, but it seems you're not telling us the result of this problem. You say the voltage is dropping below 12 volts with the glow plugs on. But does the tractor start? You say it's draining the battery within 35 seconds, a very long time to have your glow plugs on.
In general, 8-10 seconds of glow plug should be enough unless you're in VERY cold weather. Maybe 8-10 seconds two times, but never 35 seconds in a row.
Please let us know if the tractor is starting, and if so, is the battery coming back up. Ease off on those glow plugs. You seem a little obsessed about the voltage, and a couple of us told you in another post that everything seemed to be okay from the readings you told us. Good luck and let us know what's up.
John
In general, 8-10 seconds of glow plug should be enough unless you're in VERY cold weather. Maybe 8-10 seconds two times, but never 35 seconds in a row.
Please let us know if the tractor is starting, and if so, is the battery coming back up. Ease off on those glow plugs. You seem a little obsessed about the voltage, and a couple of us told you in another post that everything seemed to be okay from the readings you told us. Good luck and let us know what's up.
John
