K thanks for the feed back , ya I thought about that but I thought I would check to see if it was available from a vendor before I went that route . Unfortunately I have seen no one offering it . So I'm going to take your advice and make a couple plates using the gasket as a template .
K thanks for the feed back , ya I thought about that but I thought I would check to see if it was available from a vendor before I went that route . Unfortunately I have seen no one offering it . So I'm going to take your advice and make a couple plates using the gasket as a template .
While you're making them, drill and tap them both with a 1/8 NPT hole. The one in the exhaust manifold is a great pyrometer location and the one on the intake is good for a boost gauge. You can just install plugs in the holes if you don't have those gauges, and if you add them in the future it'll be easier.
Get a piece of plate and make it. I removed the EGR , took the gasket and traced it onto the plate and cut it out with a grinder then drilled the holes. The 2 cooling lines I capped off at the source. No check engine light.
I did mine this afternoon. I made the plates from 2" x 1/4" flat strap and found about a foot of 5/8" heater hose in the shop. I used the heater hose to loop between the intake and discharge instead of capping them. I zip-tied the valve to the air intake up-tube. The whole thing, including making the plates took just over an hour without hurrying. It was really easier than I expected.