19J correct starting procedure

Hi all,
1988 Land Rover 90 19J, which one is correct starting procedure what to do with the key ?
when I go to the second position, the glow plug warning light does not come on, is this normal ?
shouldn't it light up ...?
only if I hold the key against the spring before the last click where the engine starts.......
Is the ignition switch broken ?
thank you
Giacomo

HI
How are you getting on with the starting procedure of a Td4 2002 VIN : ..........2A202 ?

giacomo.m said:

only if I hold the key against the spring before the last click where the engine starts.......

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That is correct. When in position 2 the ignition is on but the glow plugs won’t be. Position 3 is spring loaded and is the glow plugs and then end position 4 is the starter. You get the same procedure with the old Lucas tractor switches. It is fairly standard for things that were not fitted with glow plug timer relays.

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miktdish said:

HI
How are you getting on with the starting procedure of a Td4 2002 VIN : ..........2A202 ?

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it's normal the only issue i find is that when you use the glow setting it sometimes knocks the permament feed to my radio off and i have reset the clock
i'm doing a full rebuild so i'll be wiring the radio differently this time

Thank you all
Giacomo

Are you remembering to scream start you ******* useless piece of **** or so help me I'll ******* scrap your ******* rust ridden ***

I think its in the owners manual. Usually works