Dang it! still the wrong size glow plug. Its not even close! 😠

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I think I finally tracked down a new glow plug for my boat. It was a bit of a journey.

Suddenly is a Ericson 41 (hull No.2), which means that unlike other Ericson 41s she didn't come with an atomic 4, she has a Starrlett 121-D marine diesel engine. Suddenly was built in 1967 and Starrlett went out of business in the 80s... luckily Starrlett didn't actually make the engine itself, but instead made all of the marine bits. The block itself is a Isuzu DL201. There isn't much info on the DL201 except that it was mainly used in the Isuzu Bellel and in Thermo King refrigeration units.

I was looking though the Starrlett manual (its the original 1960s manual and is hand drawn) and decided to check the part number. Turns out the part number (8251-1978) for the glow plug is the Isuzu part number (9-8251-1978-0), but without the engine code. That lead me to a website that listed alternatives. Checking out the NGK Y-104 (NGK-6425), Summit Racing confirmed that it should fit the Isuzu Bellel!

I've got one on order and can compare it to the faulty one I pulled out. Unfortunately the picture doesn't match what I have, but I am pretty sure it's just a generic image. Fingers crossed that it fits.

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