Originally Posted by
pennyman1
If you have the plate installed, you don't need the egr valve on, unless you are trying to look like it is in place and functional. Geronimo has his EGR valve in place - put a new one on 25 years ago because it had to be there and be functional - but if you traced out the vacuum lines, they go in a circle, and never attach to a vacuum source, so it never opens. I could now put a blockoff plate on now since the truck is over 25 years old and emissions exempt. Run a good fuel injection cleaner through the truck - redline synthetic works well - and then start running stabil marine ethanol fuel treatment in the tank at all times to prevent the crap ethanol fuel from destroying the fuel system any more than it has already. Change the fuel filter after the fuel injection cleaner runns through the tank. Then you will see how the truck runs - expect more black smoke while it cleans out the carbon from years of neglect. BTW, the auto tranny is only a 3 spd, so the mileage will not be as good as a 5spd would be, but it won't be too bad - the gear ratio in the rearend is different to make up for the lack of an OD gear.
. Apparently yes, we can still get 'real gas' withOUT ethanol... I did NOT know this & have been pissed off & on about getting ripped off 10% on top of the crazy high gas price fluctuations... plus yes, ethanol bad. bad. bad. I buy gas I want gas. I buy chicken I want chicken not 10% weight of water injected to make me think I'm getting more for less or not realize I'm actually getting LESS meat for the same dang "great sale price" ... *mumbles incoherently* man I'm getting old. ANYWAY real gas is still out there - link lets ya search by state for stations near you (hopefully )
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