thanks to all who responded to my question.
I had to go with 3/4 " fine thread bolt. had machine shop cut it down.
slaped a little black gloss engine paint on it; looks ok. I wasn't able to
find 3/4 set screw anywhere. egr valve probably hadn't worked in years, the
connector pipe had at least 1/4 " solid plug of carbon. I had to grind
air pump bracket a bit to get new alloy valve cover from V.B. to fit.
( 90.00 during winter sale, looks great IMO)
I am going to have new connector pipe made up since the other one rusted
through, just in case I have to put egr valve back on. Put new intake
manifold on also; Now just waiting for carb rebuild kit to come in. Can't
believe i have to do this again
regards
al salvatore
76 tr6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Zaborski" <peterz@merak.com>
To: "TR6 List (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 1:07 AM
Subject: RE: egr valve plug
>
> > From: Alan [mailto:asalvato@tampabay.rr.com]
> > Sent: February 25, 2001 6:05 PM
> >
> > would somebody know the size & where to get a plug
> > to replace egr valve.
>
> al,
>
> Seems you're getting conflicting suggestions on what the thread is for the
> EGR valve. Assuming you mean the port which is in the head, on my car it
was
> 3/4" UNF. I used what's called a set screw, which means a screw/bolt with
no
> head but instead a recessed allen key fitting. Makes for a much cleaner
> appearance than a 3/4 UNF bolt (the head on a such a bolt is quite huge!).
> You will probably have to go to a specialty fastener shop, look under
> fasteners in the yellow pages (assuming you live in a large metro area).
> Otherwise there are on-line dealers who handle such stuff. Just search for
> 'fasteners'.
>
> If you can get to a fastener shop, bring the EGR valve (or at least the
jam
> nut which holds it in place to the head). That way you know you'll get
what
> fits your car.
>
> HTH
>
> Peter Zaborski CF58310UO
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