For Sale: EGR Delete/Block-off Plate Kit - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

BillGrissom · #46 09-18-2014, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by greazer2b

... I don't mind being Guinea pig.

I don't think the EGR delete kit changed since I bought it a few months ago. I put on both my 300D's. Makes it much easier to loosen the alternator. Now, if M-B had not run the high-pressure AC tube back there. Such a strange and convoluted path that gets in the way of everything. RollGuy's Sanden hose fixes that too. Too bad RollGuy wasn't in Germany designing these cars in the first place. Life would be easier. I envision a spin-on oil filter, no silly electric water pump that can catch your dash on fire, ... I am slowly re-designing my cars to fix these "German engineers on meth" issues.

ROLLGUY · #47 09-18-2014, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BillGrissom

I don't think the EGR delete kit changed since I bought it a few months ago. I put on both my 300D's. Makes it much easier to loosen the alternator.

The only difference between the new and old is the block-off disc for the exhaust side. I still have at least 12 more kits left before the new disc will get put in the next batch of kits. The new disc will be thinner and made of Stainless Steel, so it should seal better and be easier to install.......Rich

greazer2b · #48 09-18-2014, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ROLLGUY

The only difference between the new and old is the block-off disc for the exhaust side. I still have at least 12 more kits left before the new disc will get put in the next batch of kits. The new disc will be thinner and made of Stainless Steel, so it should seal better and be easier to install.......Rich

But I want to be a Guinea pig Now!!

greazer2b

300TD1982 · #49 10-25-2014, 03:48 PM

Would the exhaust side of this kit be a good place to tap for a pyrometer?

dkr · #50 11-08-2014, 11:28 PM

I just got mine installed in the dark :-)

On the intake side, the OEM gasket appeared to be at least twice as thick as the gasket in the kit so I reused it without any gasket sealant. One of these days I will pull the intake and clean out all the muck so the car can breathe even better.

On the exhaust side, I did use high-temp gasket sealant although if I had it to do over again, I would probably skip the sealant. That clamp is so tight I can't see it going anywhere and I don't think it's possible to have the block-off on it without clamping it down right. I suppose I may have sealed some microscopic cracks...

Thanks for the kit, Rich and I appreciate your showing me the ropes with my first DIY valve adjustment.

Dkr.

EuroBenzo · #51 11-18-2014, 10:18 PM

PM sent.

ROLLGUY · #52 11-19-2014, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ROLLGUY

The only difference between the new and old is the block-off disc for the exhaust side. I still have at least 12 more kits left before the new disc will get put in the next batch of kits. The new disc will be thinner and made of Stainless Steel, so it should seal better and be easier to install.......Rich

I got the SS discs today:

I just need to dish them and they will be ready to go........Rich

richyrich514 · #53 11-25-2014, 08:18 PM

sent you a message, I will take a kit!

thanks
-Richard

tbmw13 · #54 01-12-2015, 05:46 PM

Just installed my kit this weekend on my 1984 300DT and very happy. Thanks Rich!

bullethawk · #55 01-13-2015, 11:10 PM

`is this legal in every state?

BillGrissom · #56 01-14-2015, 12:25 AM

I put the kit on my 2nd 300D a few months ago. Both times, I had to fight the exhaust disc a bit. It would tend to cock a bit so it popped out of the factory clamp, but I did get both on OK and no leaks. Being thinner, this stainless disk might be easier, and will look purty.

CA is usually the most restrictive on emissions. I have never needed to get an emissions inspection on my 300D's. That doesn't mean there isn't a rule about such tampering, so I save my old parts. It would not help if authorities started cracking down since most 1970-80's emissions parts failed long ago and leaving them intact can make more pollution. My 1965 Newport gas car needs an inspection whenever it changes ownership. At least that was the rule in 1991 in Kern County when I bought it.