main glow plug fuse blowing

[dridgy]

my main glow plug fuse the 50amp strip one has blown about 3 times in the last year.

any advise on why this may be?

its usually when i havent used the bus for a couple of weeks and the battery will be fairly flat, and the fuse blows.

this time i have put in a 60amp strip fuse to see how that holds up.

anyone else had this problem?

cheers
john

[ringo]

Mines only blown once - and have no idea why that was.

Hope that sorts it...

Ringo

[Fritz]

If the 50 amp fuse is blowing and it some times flattens the battery sounds like the relay could be sticking. (not switching off)

Regards

Fritz,,,,,,,

[dridgy]

ahhh the relay.
i had a suspision that it could be that, do you mean the big one next to the strip fuse holder?

only i changed this for a new one a few months ago.

and its blown after that.

or is there another relay you mean?

cheers
john

[BIG D]

i had a problem with fuse blowing 50 amp one,happened when i changed me glow plugs apparantley new plugs have more power so i bypassed with metal strip,its now fine,have you changed plugs recently as this could be problem?

[dridgy]

Yessssssssssss
i did
i changed for new plugs when i put in my engine.
ahhhhhhhh yes i bet thats it.

thanks very much.

thats got to be it as it never did it with my old engine and plugs.