Catálogo Govoni 2014 | Page 114

GLOW PLUGSGLOW PLUG S The glow plug must be able to withstand high temperatures, high pressures, vibrations and attack of corrosive agents which develop during the combustion. The tip of the glow plug must be positioned very precisely to ignite the fuel. ELECTRODE In fact it should not penetrate too deeply into the combustion chamber as it may trigger the combustion incorrectly. For these reasons, the replacement is problematic and the glow plugs easily break in their seat.