Glow plugs indicator light

[hillfolk'r]

yea basically that is the deal without gettin all sciencey and stuff,,,,,3 things for an alternator/generator to produce voltage: 1 magnetism,put power to slip rings/brushes on rotor,theres your magnet(rotor),2,motion,,,,yea the engine is spinnin the rotor,,3 , a conductor,,,,hopefully your stator is good ,and voila u got juice!!,,it just takes extra "motion" to allow the magnetism to build up enough tell the voltage regulator, Im rotor,and im turning,please keep sending power to the brushes,,and give me alternation to recharge  my friend mister battery :wink:actually,power doesnt get sent to the brushes,usually,,until the volt reg senses the rotor turning ,,thats the "residualmagnetism",,,i can "see" on a multimeter,when checking a generator,ac 110,,,that if ihave "no 110",,and i have a reading of 4 or 5 volts ac when its running,and idont have power on the brushes cause of a problem,,that 4-5 volts is produced,just by the motion,and the conductor,that 4 or 5 volts usually goes toan "exitation" circuit,,,,,kinda same deal in an alternator

[A Guy]

I changed the oil this morning and had a quick look and didn't see another filter.  Does what i'm looking for look like the bottom of the fuel filter in the engine bay?  I think I'm looking for a type of drain similar to the fuel filter.  Someone help please.
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Greg

[wyldman]

There may or may not be one on the fuel filter,depending on which style your running.

The other one is at the rear,passenger side,right in front of the gas tank.It has a fairly large round cap on it.Follow the fuel lines,they lead right to it.

[A Guy]

I found it.
So, I just drain it completely?  How much should I expect to get out of it.  Finally, what purpose does this little tank serve?  
Thanks wyldman.
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[hillfolk'r]

drain itinto a pan or somethin  that is fairly clean,,,,that way you can examine the nasty stuff that comes out,probably let a cup or so drain out in the pan,,then look for water droplets+dirt,although,the way the drain works,dirt can get on the upper side of the knob,,its  like a larger version of the fuel filter drain like on a1 dieselfuelfilters,i guess the drain on the a2 filters is similar,,,,so drain out a cup or so,in a can,and look for stuff in it!,,no stuff in it,thats good,,,,,,,a little bit of stuff,ok well,remember to drain it more often

[A Guy]

Thanks for that info.
Is there a replaceable filter here?  I will get under it this weekend and do it.  Thanks once again.
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