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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Yes. I just blocked the vacuum line and stuck the resistor in the plug and threw a litttle piece of duct tape on it to hold it there. WAnted to make ure it was reversible.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by YodaKrawler
no smog test required here
Since when did Nevada stop smog tests? Once every year when I left 2 years ago?
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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I live in Olympia WA nothin but political activist, hippies, hobo's and rich politicians... not much inbetween, maybe the punk scene.

Tree's grow back.
What I don't get living here too is there is no smog tests in the capital of the green state? WTF? (Not complaining at all)
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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I decided to try it out today. Blocked off the line going to the EGR with a screw, didnt touch anything. Want to see if this is worth it.

Did I get the right one?




also, where do I put my 10k resister? Here?




*edit* Damn, sorry for the crappy pictures!
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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yeah, air is really cheap. Asthma, and other lung diseases, no problem.
It reminds me of what I heard a comedian say today.. they said " I was givin one of my hippie friends a ride in my big ass SUV and they said you know your car rapes the land.. And I said, well how about you get out and hitch hiked and we'll see who gets raped." I took the Cat. converter off my truck, big freakin whoop man, look at the united states military, every vehicle they have DOESNT have to pass any smog inspection, you know how much pollution a tank puts out? I'm not trying to be a dick here but seriously, people are gonna do what they wanna do, so get over it.
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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By the way, is there a way to block off the EGR on a 22R?
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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The resistor goes on the temp. sesnsor that goes into the egr valve. It is sticking straight out of the side of it. Should be a grey plug attached. Just unplug it and stick the resistor in the connections. female end obviously.
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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i think that someone said that you can use an aluminum soda can. is this true? if not what is an example of what to use
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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no takers??
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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I must be friggin blind here, can anybody post a picture of this egr temp sender? I went to look for it and I can't see a damn thing comming out of the EGR.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 1990Runner
no takers??
I'm pretty sure it was use the aluminum can as the material to block of the EGR port on the intake.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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can you use rtv sealant as a gasket or will it get too hot for that
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay351
I must be friggin blind here, can anybody post a picture of this egr temp sender? I went to look for it and I can't see a damn thing comming out of the EGR.
No, yours looks like mine. In that it doesn't have one. So your good to go. You did put the CSI plug back on right? Because that won't do you no good, unless you think there's a problem with it.

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I'm pretty sure it was use the aluminum can as the material to block of the EGR port on the intake.
Yeah, that should do. I used a little peice of scrap aluminum flashing I had for mine.

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can you use rtv sealant as a gasket or will it get too hot for that
You mean with a block-off plate? Sure, use the high temp sensor safe copper RTV and you'll be fine. I guess you could fill the tube with it like chimmike says and call it good. Just make sure it's FULLY cured before you drive it.

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By the way, is there a way to block off the EGR on a 22R?
Yep, I just haven't done it so I can't tell ya exactly how. Try searching.

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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just did this today... noticed a difference in response right away!
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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Thanks Mud hippy

I did plug the CSI back in, the plug came out VERY easy though, thats not good. Also looked very dirty.

Should I plug the opening on the EGR with anything? Or just leave it open?

This has got to be the easiest mod I have ever done! ( that gave me results)
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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well i did the mod and tried to post pics but the file size is too big and im a tard when it comes to computers. its really pissing me off.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay351
Should I plug the opening on the EGR with anything? Or just leave it open?
No, you don't need to, just leave it.

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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so there is no possible problems with just disconecting the hoses on the egr? or should i just do the full blockoff on it? i really just wanted a cheap fix because it started sticking.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by notanymore
so there is no possible problems with just disconecting the hoses on the egr? or should i just do the full blockoff on it? i really just wanted a cheap fix because it started sticking.
If your EGR valve is sticking, then you need to block it off. Removing the hose only prevents the EGR from coming on. If your EGR hangs up (like mine does), you will essentially be creating a vacuum leak. My engine vacuum went from 17 Hg to 21 HG when i blocked it off and my idle became much smoother as well.

For the record, if your EGR is working properly, then there should NOT be any diference in power, idle, or gas mileage. Blocking it off is only a crutch, but it will work. Fixing the problem is a better cure! Personally, I put less than a thoudsand miles a year on my truck so the pollution I'm spewing out is negligible. But, for those who use theirs as a daily driver.............
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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well we got it to close, or at least enough to stop causing serious problems but thinking about it i do have some running problems, inconsistent idle and low power maby it just didnt close all the way
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