Originally Posted by
vaughant
When I usedto drive these years ago (wish I still did,awesome motors) I always had to put a really big battery in it or it struggled in the bad weather.
Those engines are genuinely bullet proof so you won't have harmed it in anyway.
Also worth trying a new glowplug relay,probably only a £10 or so.
I agree with you these engine are bomb proff, mine has been around clock twice and just ending third time.
I have with the glow pugs on the wire but not in the engine checked them before putting them in, the relay seemed to be working okay; you know Light on dash goes out relay clicks and the glowing is all at the right time. The other thing I might buy a new battery like you say they do seem to need some turning over in the cold especialy.
I have scraped a few of these cars for as you know the parts are like gold dust to get as with the prices of scrap being as they were some time ago all the yards dumpped them in the crushers, still makes are worth that much more I gause. Any way I have another relay I should try it thanks. Pete