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Just to clarify. I note my indicator is the coil type and not a edison type bulb. I have not gotten to the back of the panel yet but I was curious how it was supposed to work or if they go defective. I witnessed last week a similar setup on a Ford with a Shibaura engine. In the daylight it was hard to see any indication but unlike mine you could feel the warmth after a few seconds. Since mine doesn't glow or get warm I would like to find out how it is supposed to work and make the necessary repairs. I usually do a manual glow of about 20 sec in normal Temperatures and she fires up after a couple of seconds. Sometimes it takes a little longer. But I never see or feel anything on the indicator. I have varified that there is current flowing to the plugs with a test lamp and varified the plugs are good. Sure would like to see a diagram if someone has one. I guess I am going to have to find the time to get into the panel to see what is going on. The operation reminds me of an old diesel truck I had. The modules kept going out until finally I just used a solenoid to turn on the plugs manually. Something like 40 sec cold, 20 sec warm and maybe none for a just shut off engine.

The Ford operator says his engine is and always has been a little hard to start even with plugs normal. He and I have been spoiled from having owned tractors like a Massey 245 that didn't use plugs and was like turning on an Electric motor.

Glow Plug Indicator
Shibaura
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No weep hole but the tractor warms up fairly slowly and stabilizes right were it is supposed to at mid range. I assume the thermostat leaks some other place because a small amount of coolant circulates as indicated by warm radiator quickly.

Shibaura Thermostat
Shibaura
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