Guys,
I was just wondering, if someone has every tried electronic ignition on a glow engine ? I searched the internet briefly and could not find any information.
The reason i stumbled upon this was, that while servicing an engine yesterday I thought, that when the piston is going up on the compression stroke, and the glow plug is red hot, the fuel-air mixture might be igniting "before" the TDC , and thereby causing a loss of power and reduced efficiency ?
If there was an electronic ignition, the plug would fire "just" before, or right at the TDC to offer optimum power.
Let me think you know someone has done this, or if this there is a flaw in my thinking above.
-Gaurav