took off EGR stuff
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Melting Slicks
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From: Portsmouth VA
took off EGR stuff
man, it sure cleans up the engine area... car seems to run a little better too... maybe that's cuz i also took off the frisbee.
i used 1/2" brass caps from Lowes (thanks for the idea Lee) to cap off stuff at the exhaust manifold and everything came off so easy i cna't believe i didn't do it sooner!!
Greg made me a little block off plate for the air pump, i guess i might take the pump off and gut it when i get the chance, should make it so that it'll just spin freely.
oh, yeah... no codes yet!!
i used 1/2" brass caps from Lowes (thanks for the idea Lee) to cap off stuff at the exhaust manifold and everything came off so easy i cna't believe i didn't do it sooner!!
Greg made me a little block off plate for the air pump, i guess i might take the pump off and gut it when i get the chance, should make it so that it'll just spin freely.
oh, yeah... no codes yet!!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Portsmouth VA
Re: took off EGR stuff (Lone Ranger)
i kept all the stuff, but we don't have emissions tests here... they're supposed to do a visual during annual state safety inspection but i know somebody who does the inspections... lots of "illegal" stuff on my cars...
i also have a 98 jeep wrangler with 9" of lift and 38's that isn't really "legal" for VA either... :eek: :eek:
i also have a 98 jeep wrangler with 9" of lift and 38's that isn't really "legal" for VA either... :eek: :eek:
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Re: (scorp508)
yeah, looks funny sitting like that... LOL where are all the stupid hoses etc. that come out of the air diverter thing-a-ma-bob? my passenger side spark plugs will be much easier to change!!
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Re: took off EGR stuff (SonnyinVA)
No problem Sonny. I went up to Abacus this morning and bead blasted the air pump and a few other things. Then I had to take the pump back apart and clean the 5lbs of media out of it.
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Re: took off EGR stuff (SonnyinVA)
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Re: took off EGR stuff (KYVette90)
That stuff has nothing to do with egr. It's with the air pump system that heats up the catalytic converters. The egr is a seperate system.
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Re: took off EGR stuff (KYVette90)
...the air pump system that heats up the catalytic converters.
[Modified by billreid1@***.net, 11:11 PM 5/6/2002]
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Can you elaborate on how the air system actually heats the cat :confused: I thought it was for adding air to the second stage of the cat for conversion efficiancy...
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Re: (billreid1@***.net)
yeah, yeah... same thing... i guess it would more accurately be referred to as anti-smog equipment or the air pump system...
but now it's referred to as "GONE!!!!" LOL :D :D
and the EGR stuff is next...
i believe the system does "heat" the cats by injecting air... like a lil blast furnace or blowing air on campfire coals... causes more complete combustion of exhaust gasses.
but now it's referred to as "GONE!!!!" LOL :D :D
and the EGR stuff is next...
i believe the system does "heat" the cats by injecting air... like a lil blast furnace or blowing air on campfire coals... causes more complete combustion of exhaust gasses.
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Re: (scorp508)
Damn! I wish you guys had '86's!!! :cuss (87's have different part #'s)
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