Description
Plug Glow Y-114T
p/n: PLY-114TX
Description: Glow plug
Glow plugs and what they are.
It is an electrical heating device located in each cylinder of the diesel engine that ensures reliable starts in all weather conditions.
How do glow plugs work?
Unlike a spark plug that is working continuously while you drive, glow plugs are only needed during the ignition process. The glow plugs work by electrifying the heating element so it heats up and emits visible light (hence the name). Intake air is compressed before the fuel injector spray directs fuel onto the hot tip of the glow plug during the injection of the fuel. The injected fuel mixes with the compressed air, evaporates and starts combustion almost simultaneously, even when the engine is cold. ( source: https://www.diesel-electric.co.za/what-are-glow-plugs/)
