Glow Plug; Glow Plug Buss Bar - Ford 6.0L POWER STROKE Service Procedures And General Diagnostics

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Glow Plug

• The glow plug is used to heat the air in the

cylinder.

• Inside the plug are two (2) coils (resistance)

connected in series, one to create heat and

one to control heat at its peak.

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Glow Plug Sleeve

• The glow plug sleeve is used to protect the

glow plug from engine coolant and is made

of stainless steel.

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Glow Plug Buss Bar

• Each bank of glow plugs is connected to the

wiring harness via a glow plug buss bar.

• The glow plug buss bar has four connectors

attached to a single metal rail.

• The entire rail must be removed to gain

access to any of the glow plugs on that

bank.

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