You don't want to "just remove" the EGR injector plugs for a few reasons.
First, If you remove the plugs and replace them with pipe plugs, you'll get
a very loud, nasty bird whistle in your exhaust note. Second, you will not
find a piping plug with the proper threading and run the risk of damaging
your head.
What can you do?
Tom Walter, of this list, is presently making up a replacement plug that
will fill the void and not whistle. He charges a very little amount which he
donates to a charity.
What I did was, I left the plug in place and capped them off with brass
plumbing caps. No they weren't the right thread, but the brass gave way
before the steel plug did. This worked. I also used a good amount of copper
coat on the caps before forcing them on.
I never cared for how this looked so when I just had my head re-worked, I
had them fill weld them the holes and now it looks like they never existed!
WARNING! this is illegal! In California (at present, subject to change) our
cars are exempt for yearly inspection, BUT they have to be inspected on sale
or transfer. I fully intend to be buried in my roadster (I'm depending on
you guys to see that happens!)
Victor
70 SRL
65 L-320 pickup
Los Angeles
-----Original Message-----
From: Beamonk@aol.com <Beamonk@aol.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 9:27 AM
Subject: smog stuff
Hello all,
I have a 68 2000, with all the smog stuff off of it. Whilst putting the
header on recently I noticed the smog tubes still in the head. Why I didn't
take them out during the rebuild is beyond me. My question is what is the
best method to remove the tubes from the head while the engine is still in
the car? Cut, blast or burn?
Does the whole tube come out or is it a tight press fit?
Thanks for the help.
John Brasfield
Finally roadster weather in 'bama.
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