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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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ok here we go 85 corvette
1 how do you block of the tubes or which way i should say
A weld shut
B drill tap and plug
C machine a plug down and hammer in
D take off all the air tubing to the check valve and leave it at that plus put rubber tube back on with a plug in it at the end of the check valve
ok the exhaust mainfolds are still on my car i really dont want to take off mid america which is where the delete pully is from says to take eveything off up to the check valves and it will be fine there installation instructions say to do that and i called to confirm that and the guy told me the same thing if i need to weld can it be done in the car cause if i can get everything off delete pulley on and the check valve deal works i can go to my buddys house and cut them off and weld them there in the near future he lives 50 miles away
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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I cut mine off real close and welded them shut. Touch them up with a grinder and it looks like they were never there.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 03:07 AM
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you can buy thread on plugs that replace the 1 way check valves
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 03:11 AM
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like this

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 04:47 AM
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Checked the valves and as they are 1 way, nothing is going out.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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I unscrewed the check valves and just bought galvinized pipe caps at the hardware store. They screwed right on and won't rust.
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