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I finished plugging off egr valve and pipe (a bit cleaner) as it was already blocked off. I have several mysteries that cured and have a strange answer .

My speedometer always loses when taking off fast and sticks at 72 (no matter what I did to get to 72). Idle has always been rough, my next step was fuel pump after tuning, repairing many many things.

Just about all the problems have stopped and can't seem to shrug it off as a conicidence. I asked about this and this was answer: The carbon inside the dirty egr was acting as another place for spark plug to ground, affecting all the little electrical things nearby (there are alot of them). I hope this answer holds true and I keep running good. I could *feel* and hear the cam from that part of the engine for at least an hour after plugging pipe at head (brass looking plug in photo) as the cam suddenly became loose from the get go .There is a screw underneath that plug with a round head that finished it off perfectly (concave screw (small bolt) head into concave hole below plug).

How do you approach emmission laws to say "My EGR was killing me and my car". Upon reading the subaru manual today...some engineers actually had the gaul to say that EGR valve reduced cylinder temperature when opened.. Yeah Right. Give me the cold air and unburnt fresh fuel anyday, and give it one shot to burn or *get out* of my engine :burnout:

Hows that for efficient! :eek:

 

 

Pic of what I did:

http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=egr16ew.jpg

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Alan: Yes I did.

Holmes: I just wanted to show the work, and my bizarre problem that even went electrified.I am aware of the other threads.

 

And by golly , that dang EGR raises temps, causes volumetric efficiency suicide, introduced an inert gas right into the body where I Breathe, used more fuel, caused a bizarre electrical anomoly,restricted #3 cylinder by roasting the combustion chamber and for a balanced engine, the combustion chambers best be balanced as well (equal). At 75 mph my guage is on cooler side with 5 mpg more than before while being less on the fighting throttle. and excellent smooth idle most of time (I have A/C things change) .I also had to replace rubber air intake boot for reasons I only assocated with a gas or chemical and heat.... EGR is only means possible unless timing belt was way off. I am pro non-EGR with a realistic bad attitude. It made me sick, my car sick, and my passengers noticed too , all while causing mysteriously elusive problems because it stayed sealed.:)

There, I may never talk about it again. I do recommend scrapping it if you car stays emmission legal for safety sake... Seriously.

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(... EGR ...) ... I do recommend scrapping it if you car stays emmission legal for safety sake... Seriously.

 

Yes, my dad did that Long Long time Ago... Same Issues like Yours in my EA82, but he did Block off the small pipe that goes from the Intake´s EGR Base to outside, and unplug the vacuum of it, cappin´ it.

 

But just as an Extra Info: My dad did broke the engine Head where that pipe was going, as I explained Here:

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56123

 

And the New one that we buy at our local dealer, didn´t get any EGR Out to connect it... Well I was a Young boy then and I didn´t realize that, but I think that here (In Honduras) EA82 Didn´t came with EGR.

 

Is it Correct or I didn´t know where exactly the Intake Out of the EGR was originally gone?

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The original may have more than one answer. I had a carbed 87 that seemed to use exhaust side for egr near exhaust pipe. The longest lasting ea82 ever I am certain of it. I went for long ride after fixing this hacked head ea82 and it really came to balanced life. Could've driven till I was exhausted. I have a hunch it will not come close to the longevity of older carb design head I ran for 9 years (the passenger cam is flopping after taking the egr stuff away entirely). Aluminum heads are strangely self-curing in alot of ways, maybe after outer "layer" density changes it will quiet down (running much cooler at speed and hills and traffic , etc. and staying good power).

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