tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post6558631153721322804..comments2023-10-08T07:43:07.487-07:00Comments on Tombo's Blog: IrritationTomboCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11076931481931258301noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-3969468497034187792008-03-28T14:38:00.000-07:002008-03-28T14:38:00.000-07:00Dad - good to know. The engine is equipped with a ...Dad - good to know. The engine is equipped with a knock sensor, though I have yet to hear any pinging. Isn't the EGR also designed to reduce combustion chamber temperatures (by reducing the amount of combustible oxygen in the cylinder)?<BR/><BR/>Over at <A HREF="http://yotatech.com" REL="nofollow">Yotatech</A> there are lots of folks leaving the systems disabled (or removing them entirely and installing blocks over the egr ports) with no apparent negative performance effects. Keyword being <B>apparent</B> of course.TomboCheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076931481931258301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-8964961066646995292008-03-28T14:08:00.000-07:002008-03-28T14:08:00.000-07:00EGR valve is designed to burn a little of the exha...EGR valve is designed to burn a little of the exhaust gas to reduce oxides of nitrgeon (nox). Leaving it dis-abled will give you better performance but could cause pinging. If the engine is equipped with a knock sensor (it probably is)it will retard the timing to eliminate the ping which will then reduce your performance. Catch 22<BR/><BR/>TeamDennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-57327987595960424462008-03-27T15:06:00.000-07:002008-03-27T15:06:00.000-07:00Chickenbells - Normally I don't mind working on my...Chickenbells - Normally I don't mind working on my truck. But I hate hunting down electrical issues. <BR/><BR/>And instead of electrical tape, it is looking like a twenty cent resistor is going to get shoved into a connector to turn the light off. :)TomboCheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076931481931258301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-26090310465152515422008-03-27T14:46:00.000-07:002008-03-27T14:46:00.000-07:00ohhhh...I hate car troubles. Although, once when ...ohhhh...I hate car troubles. Although, once when we took the Trooper in because the "check transmission" light came on, they told us it was a $75 problem with the light itself, and put some black electrical tape over it. So, you could always do that! (hahaha...really, I think it's always better to fix the problems with cars...it just saves in the long run)Chickenbellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573889595933525371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-27890110494717068792008-03-27T13:07:00.000-07:002008-03-27T13:07:00.000-07:00Kitty - Oh, the is in there in my software (windo...Kitty - Oh, the < p> is in there in my software (windows live writer), but sadly it decided not to transfer it to blogger when publishing. And I am SO not motivated enough to go into blogger and fix it there. :) I'm a lazy bastard.<BR/><BR/>Catalyst - Tell me about it! And the freakin vacuum tubes are always going out, I have to keep a box of them in my truck. :)TomboCheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076931481931258301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-3427330496455627252008-03-27T12:23:00.000-07:002008-03-27T12:23:00.000-07:00Tombo, I think I see your problem. Your old truck...Tombo, I think I see your problem. Your old truck is still running on vacuum tubes. You need to buy one of the new transistorized models.<BR/><BR/>You're welcome.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763271011559432874.post-91706954660100956232008-03-27T11:33:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:33:00.000-07:00Can you hear the loud *whooooooooooooooosh* sound ...Can you hear the loud <I>*whooooooooooooooosh*</I> sound as all that truck talk goes over my head? :-p<BR/><BR/>As for the Blogger formatting - if you go into 'Edit HTML' and ensure that you have < p > before each paragraph, and < /p > after each paragraph (only close the gaps - Blogger won't let me post it in the comments section without the gaps), it should sort it out for you.<BR/><BR/>xKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.com