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Old 12-05-2009, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by i-osprey View Post
. . . I did one glow and I turned the key immediately after the glow light went off. . .
You are not pre-glowing long enough. The glow plug lamp in the instrument cluster generally goes out after 5-10 seconds but in that weather you need to wait at least 15 seconds or more before turning the key.
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