Thanks Brian! With the ALDA removed is a dust cap type thing required? Another question; are the two vacuum lines going to the 3/2 junction on the valve cover just for the EGR or are they for the tranny shifting? I have disabled the EGR and I have tried removing the 2 vac lines mentioned above and neither is helping my power on hills. My two plastic levers were completely worn out, the ones beneath the plastic cover behind the 3/2 vacuum thing on the valve cover. I can live with the shifting not being perfect but I NEED some power in the hills.
I have replaced my fuel filters, put in straight diesel, replaced air filter all to no benefit power wise. Perhaps it is my tank screen but I am somewhat doubtful. I checked it a couple years ago and it was fine, and I filter my veg to 5 microns.
It was running pretty good till I tried cleaning my engine compartment last week. Same day I put an adjustable hose camp - tight on the crankcase vent tube, and made up a new gasket going under the oil filler gasket to help keep the engine bay clean.