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To: spridgets@autox.team.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: EGR plug
From: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:57:28 EDT
I had a minor problem this weekend.  I was about 100 miles from home, at a 
Scout camp, and all of a sudden my Midget was louder than the camp pickup 
truck with it's bad exhaust pipe!  I blew out the plug that was installed 
when the PO removed the EGR valve from the exhaust manifold.

I visited the camp maintenance building where I was given free reign to use 
anything necessary to fix the car.  I found a brass plumbing plug (way to 
coarse threads) and ground it down to fit in the hole.  Then I glued it in 
with muffler repair putty.  The putty hardened all day Saturday, and I made 
it home Saturday night with no further problems.  (BTW, the car ran great all 
weekend!)

Sunday, it was off to autocross, and as I was pulling up to the staging area, 
the plug blew out again.  So, I think I will find a correct diameter bolt 
that fits close to the hole size and use something to seal it in.

I doubt I will find anything with the correct threads, the EGR has a very 
fine thread.  What do you think is the right stuff to seal the bolt?  Should 
I use epoxy, or would JB Weld work better?  Any thoughts on thread size would 
be appreciated, or mail me your old EGR valve from a 1500 Midget!  I need to 
fix it permanently before MGs on the Rocks this Saturday.

TIA,

Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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