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Today's Delica Engine Trivia...

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:36 pm
by Green1
Background: when I picked up my van from the mechanic I helped him put the final stuff back together (I figured this was only fair as I had taken a lot of it apart before he even got to see it) when we were done I had 1 bolt left over... and the glow plugs and tachometer didn't work...

So, today's question:
What single bolt, when removed will disable both the glow plugs and the tachometer without affecting any other vehicle operations (or at least none other that I could find)

And no, this isn't a plea for help, I already figured it out... took me a while, but I got it...

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And the answer is... On the head, centred between the middle 2 glow plugs, and half way down the side of the engine on the passenger side, and quite difficult to get at, is a bolt holding 2 ground wires, 1 for the tach, one for the glow plugs....

Re: Today's Delica Engine Trivia...

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:56 pm
by alpinecowboy
that must have driven you nuts trying to trace that down... you have to love it when the fix is easy though...

Re: Today's Delica Engine Trivia...

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:04 pm
by robinimpey
It's about high time you got that thing out of Strathmore! People were telling me that I didn't have the only Delica in town anymore. :-D When I was told where this other van was I stopped by to have a look and saw that it was your disassembled van. Glad to hear you have it back together again.