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egr?
ok got truck back from dealer they told me to leave egr pluged in. so i figure i leave it in right. my ? is i took out the throttle when i first unpluged egr valve. now that i plugged it back in should i put plate back in or will it be ok out?
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You took it to the dealer with the EGR unplugged? Think about that for a minute. What do you expect them to tell you? There are federal laws about tampering with an emissions device. Do you expect the dealer to say, "Cool. Leave it unplugged!". That would be sticking out their proverbial necks.
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Originally Posted by SBV45
You took it to the dealer with the EGR unplugged? Think about that for a minute. What do you expect them to tell you? There are federal laws about tampering with an emissions device. Do you expect the dealer to say, "Cool. Leave it unplugged!". That would be sticking out their proverbial necks.
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Originally Posted by rjd04powerstroke
to tell u the truth they wanted to know if it was a way to get better performance out of the truck. i told them what i was told about it. They said it was a good idea. the only reason why they wanted it plugged in was because i brought it in for a surging idle and they wanted to see if it was making it any worse. anyway do u think having it plugged in with no throttle plate is hurting anything. i forgot to plug it in before i brought it in it wasnt on purpose.
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i forgot to plug it back in, no biggy, does everyone on here ever make mistakes
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Originally Posted by rjd04powerstroke
i forgot to plug it back in, no biggy, does everyone on here ever make mistakes
