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Last night I completed my manual glow plug modification. I removed the light blue and dark blue wires from the glow plug card holder and connected them to a 60 Amperes, push-button switch from Tractor Supply.
Before this modification my glow plug card would activate the plugs for 5-10 minutes at a time toward the end of the cycle. On cold days I could drive 4 or 5 miles with the plugs still on. It got to the point of me removing the card after the truck started.
For this modification I don't know if it was necessary to remove the card, but it seemed to me that the card would still try to work even if a manual switch was installed. I'm no electrician. Anyhow, the dark blue wire routes to the "Wait" light and the light blue wire operates the plugs. I used 10 gauge primary wire (overkill?) and heat-shrunk the terminals. I put the button on the plastic cover for the radio blank. The switch was grounded to that area under the driver's side dash that has the multi-pronged part. Hope this isn't too technical
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I inserted a spade terminal into the blue wires' terminals and taped the connection with electrician's tape. I removed the wires from the plastic plug holder with great difficulty, but managed not to damage them. Thanks to everyone who ever contributed to this site and the site itself. I would never have known this mod was possible or even how to attempt it. All of the posts regarding the manual glow plug setup are very informative.
Before this modification my glow plug card would activate the plugs for 5-10 minutes at a time toward the end of the cycle. On cold days I could drive 4 or 5 miles with the plugs still on. It got to the point of me removing the card after the truck started.
For this modification I don't know if it was necessary to remove the card, but it seemed to me that the card would still try to work even if a manual switch was installed. I'm no electrician. Anyhow, the dark blue wire routes to the "Wait" light and the light blue wire operates the plugs. I used 10 gauge primary wire (overkill?) and heat-shrunk the terminals. I put the button on the plastic cover for the radio blank. The switch was grounded to that area under the driver's side dash that has the multi-pronged part. Hope this isn't too technical
. I inserted a spade terminal into the blue wires' terminals and taped the connection with electrician's tape. I removed the wires from the plastic plug holder with great difficulty, but managed not to damage them. Thanks to everyone who ever contributed to this site and the site itself. I would never have known this mod was possible or even how to attempt it. All of the posts regarding the manual glow plug setup are very informative.
