Does anyone know of anyplace that sells a nice EGR valve blank off plate for a 1974 model year slant six? This is the plate that you install over the hole in the exhaust manifold when you remove the EGR valve. If so, please provide info - thanks!
@cruiser you can take what is there (if you have it) and flip it around and it will block off... Unless you are going for looks... There was a guy on ebay selling steel plates. UPDATE: eBay
They removed the EGR valve from the minivan 3.3 L and 3.8 L V-6 somewhere between 1998 - 2000 and used a block off plate... Check salvage yards for them or go to a dealer and have them look up the EGR block off plate and gasket from that time period...
You are most welcome. No sir, I have never served though my grandfather was a Marine Corps veteran who served in WWII and Korean War... It took me a minute to figure out why you asked then I realized my screen name... long story I won't get into but I adopted that name in the mid 90's when the interwebs was just taking off and have used it as my name for many things over the years... just something that I stuck with and sticks with me as times change... In any case, good luck with the block off. I hope it works out and arrives in the mail in decent time!
I've made a few over the years. If you can find a late 70s truck or van in a boneyard with a slant 6, many came from the factory blocked off especially the higher gvw models.....the B 100 or D 100 might have EGR but a 150, 200,250 might not. I know the v8s of the time were that way.
Bulletproof! I made mine out of an aluminum heat sink I found on the floor when I took the old EGR off. Exhaust heat didnt seem to affect it any.
