17a with glow plugs?

[dancat]

i looked at a 17a a couple of years ago a man had installed glow plugs on, didnt pay a lot of attention to how he did but i know they worked. Anyone know what parts or the procedure involed?

[Old Magnet]

My after market interchange book shows the same pre-com chambers (non-glowplug) part # 2P483 to be used in D7 & D8 units designated
17A,47A,48A,14A,15A,35A,36A1-5328,46A1-24432.

I looked up the direct start attachment list for a D7 47A (effective 47A 3678)
and it indicates a #5L6940 glow plug chamber.

The number probably has been superseded but it's a place to start

[dancat]

thanks for the info old magnet.

[ali sleiman]

Old magnet, & dan

I have 2 17 A,s one has been converted to direct start it is D7C early model and the other is a later model D7D with Pony motor. This winter I have been putting the D7D back in shap. I rebuilt the carb on the Pony and tuned the mag. Now it fires nicely.with the Pony no matter how cold I can spin the big engine till warms up then it start easily.
With the direct start D7C it sure takes time to warm up drain the batteries etc.
I would be nice to put glow plugs off D7 E . IN fact i would like to add a turbo on it as well

[dancat]

yes Ali it sure needs them with direct start,even when you us the 24v starter, i dont know what you have to get or change to put them in, i figured someone on here would thow. a pony motor is the only way to go on those old cats, even if you have to rebuild them. anyone whose ever run one out of diesel with direct start will probably agree.

[Old Magnet]

If your going to convert to direct start, do the whole job including the hand priming pump and glow plugs. No way your going to run on the starter to bleed the system on that sized engine. At least not without spare batteries or lots of recharges.