318 differences 1972/1973

Another little "side note" about the early 70's. Many guys proclaim "I don't have EGR" because they don't have a visible EGR valve.

Well, sorry, but..........the first couple of years Ma put EGR on engines, "all she did" was to drill a couple of holes (functionally) into the floor of the manifold and "bleed" exhaust up from the crossover.

Only way to tell is to look down into the intake

A crop from the shop manual:


Check it out; FULL-TIME EGR.
Hot,cold,summer n winter, Idle, PT,WOT. What were they thinking?
I have a couple of those wonders; any takers?
The one redeeming factor was you could unscrew the jets,braze them shut, put them back in,and nobody was the wiser.
It's almost surprising how well those old girls actually ran, with those working.