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Hmm. The distributor for the '73 is slightly different part number from earlier models. Also, I think the timing is slightly more advanced. I'll need to look that up. On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:13:55 -0700, John Fessenden fess <fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org> wrote: > > > any chance the timing curve is matched to the expected use > of the EGR? if so, then not having it functioning > might increase the chance of ping. > > http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/nov97/gas.htm > > > > > On Oct 26, 2004, at 10:07 AM, Constantino Tobio wrote: > > > I've got a 73 Fasty Auto, which is equipped with an EGR valve. The > > pipe that runs from the EGR to the intake distributor has broken off > > at the weld between the pipe and the flange. Since this car is old > > enough to not have to go through emissions testing, I figure on > > eliminating the EGR system and blocking off the pipe going into the > > intake distributor. > > > > Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Would a hear > > riser blockoff flange work to seal off where the EGR mounts to the > > exhaust? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >