Best glow device?

[jim ivey]

Hummph, What ever happened to alligator clips. I have a backup glow battery setup with alligator clips that has never failed when I need it.

Jim Ivey

----- Original Message -----
From: wgalligan
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:51 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Best glow device?

Where is Art Wagner when you need him?  This is code 1 material.
He made me a remote glow connector that just about wont fall off unless the post of the plug falls off.   He uses a small brass collar big enough to go over the plug post and silver solders a length of teflon coated wire to it.  It tightens on the plug with a shortened ball socket set screw.  He then uses a small RCA jack to transfer power from the battery.   Light and compact.  MADE in the USA.

Wayne
----- Original Message -----  
From: Ron Van Putte  
To: discussion at nsrca.org  
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: Best glow device?




Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP/ACQ wrote:

I've had a bad streak of luck lately with the attaching any type of glow plug clip to my engines.  Everyone knows the Pro-Driver is an excellent device, and after a while we need to replace the Sullivan clip on the end, usually with the "professional" one.  However, the twist-lock Sullivan device is just not lasting for me anymore.  On my old Pro-Driver, I've replaced it about 5 times (with pro-sullivan silver one).  I have a brand-new Pro-Driver II with the silver Sullivan clip, and it did not make it through 3 days of use.  It now pops off the plug as soon as you hit the starter on the engine.  Plug types have been the OSF and OSA5.

I use the OS F plug and my Sullivan Pro Stainless glow plug connector just started its third year of operation on YS 4-stroke motors.

Ron Van Putte

   

Since I had some bad luck with the twist-lock style, I tried the Dubro "grasping" style.  It lasted 4 days of use.  Just today, it started popping off the engine once the engine started.   

Is there anyway to repair the Sullivan style of twist lock?  Is there anything better?  Fixing the Dubro plug-grasping style seems easy enough.
I don't want to go to a remote glow device.
TIA
Jim W.
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