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    Glow plugs swollen... can't get tips out through injector port!

    OK.... So I got it out. Apparently, it's a steel shell with a coiled conductor inside. When I pulled it out, it looked like a trumpet, missing the rounded tip (I'm assuming this is long gone). I shoved some cotton rag in the precup, and pulled the GP back through the GP hole (forcing it to...
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    Glow plugs swollen... can't get tips out through injector port!

    Only thing left is the glow plug element... Seems like it's too long for the precup to drop out. I guess I'm having a hard time visualizing this. I guess doing this one will be easier on the others. Here's what I have:
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    Glow plugs swollen... can't get tips out through injector port!

    OK... Since I'm new at this... How would drilling the tip out work? Wouldn't it spin freely (it currently moves easily)? -P
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    Glow plugs swollen... can't get tips out through injector port!

    I broke the spade connector tip off, the threaded part, and a 3/4 chuck of copper off the end. What's left is a tube-like piece with some wire to fish it back out. I tried driving it in with a punch, but it seems like it hits the other side of the chamber (stopping further movement).
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    Glow plugs swollen... can't get tips out through injector port!

    OK... I just got this truck a couple of days ago, and already I'm thinking about killing it. The truck had *something* happen, where all the plugs ended up swelling up. I've stuggled with just this one plug, and need assistance. I pulled the injector, and lassoed the tip of the plug. I...
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