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      11-13-2013, 02:50 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by joe_planet View Post
ya those glow plugs go 1000 degrees in a fraction of a second, isnt technology great?
I'm reminded of the old days where you had to put the key in the "ON" position and wait for the glowplug light to either go out or come on and then crank the motor in order to start the car. How they go from ambient temperature to 1k in 1.5 seconds is beyond me.
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