i just plugged the vac line and kinda sealed the hole on the egr valve to keep from getting trash in it.

 

is it the same to block it off on the 22re i did a search and found nothing usefull
and what are you doing with the vac lines? or do you just plug them

 

Plugged it, and left it where it was. Truck is running smoother, this is my new favorite mod!

 

i guess that differant trucks get differant results, but i seem to have had a milage decrease over the last month with mine disabled. im going to hook the vacuum line up and see if my milage goes back up. ????

 

I have mine hooked up, bypassing the non working EGR modulator. I can notice a little stumbling and a little less power. I can't wait to fix my smog issue and unhook it again.

 

Well I blocked off the EGR valve and noticed an immediate gain in power. I'd say 80% improvment in the engines proformance. Only issue now is that the engine seems to crank over alot before it fires and then starts. It has always fired and started fast. Do you think that the timing might have to be tweeked ? Thanks for all the usefull info provided on this forum!

 

I just did this to my truck, best 99 cent and 1 hour time upgrade on this motor by far. I just cut out block off plates for the exaust manifold and the upper plennum out of steel i had laying around. Now i was reading some stuff about the cold start injector, does that have to unplugged for part of this? or were we talking about 2 seperate subjects

 

They are talking about two different things. Leave the cold start injector in place, unless its sticking it won't cause any problems.

and let me post again.. I hate my egr. Stupid hesitation and stumbling is back.

 

man i really gotta do this mod....so if i got it strait, all i need to do is plug the hose and leave it? or do i have to do the block off plate?


ps. how do i tell if my EGR is sticking?

 

Test it by putting it under a vacuum, as per the FSM.

Yes just plug the hose and you're done (to an extent) If you don't have to get smogged, remove the intire EGR assembly, clear some of that engine clutter up.

 

i gotta get it smogged.........what do you mean to an extent? what are the benefits of doing the soda can block off vs. just plugging the hose.

 

I belive if the EGR is stuck it will continue to blow crap into your intake. BUT don't take my word for it. I belive sombody told us the real reason eariler in the thread.

 

can u put a picture of the motor after you blocked off the egr so i can get an idea of what to do to mine thanks

 

Any Questions?

 

K, so I did this(plugged the vacuum line) and have driven around 30 miles or so...coolant temp has actually gone down some. Not much, but I'll update more after a tank or two.

 

The temp difference due to the EGR should be the combustion temp, not the coolant temp.

 

True, but if combustion temp is higher, the coolant temp would be higher. Or am I oversimplifying?

 

Makes sense, but I was told otherwise. Anybody else want to chime in?

 

This should be in the FSM!!! LOL

 

wait so i did all that in the pics above, in pic number 3, i plugged off the hard line coming directly off the EGR, the EGR looking thing next to the power steering with the vaccum line gets blocked off to? cant i just take that part out then?