I just called the parts store here in town and they said EGR block off plates are not made for the 95 Ram. Is that true? And if so how can I make my own?

 

Dont you already have like two other threads you started discussing this? you should keep this to the kegger mod thread....
You dont need to order one...Just make one. Its a flat piece of metal with two holes drilled for screw to hole it in place... not exactly fabrication rocket science... Honestly I think the kegger mod requires more fabrication skill to do right than making a plate...

 

How thick of a piece of metal? And use aluminum im guessing?

 

Aluminum would work. 3/16ths at least. Should be pretty easy to make your own.

 

Well I got an idea, see what you all think... Im thinking that I could just take the template now that the egr valve is on and cut the valve off, fill in the holes with weld and then I'll have a perfect sealed plate. Think that would work?

 

Sure would. Cheap and easy.

 

Sweet! One more question... Think there might already be an egr block plate on the intake on my 01? Or did they just totally seal it up?

 

EGR wasn't even cast into the manifold after some time in 96.... My original 96 manifold had provisions for EGR, but..... there was a....... wait for it........


block off plate where the valve would go. Now, I don't know if someone changed the manifold before I got the truck, or, if it came that way from the factory. (No EGR on 96 and up trucks.)

 

You can leave the EGR valve on it (assuming you still have it), as long as you leave the vacuum lines unhooked it'll stay shut.

 

Well I went ahead and made my own out of some extra sheet metal laying around. It was pretty easy to do, just used a cut off wheel to cut it out. Heres some pics



Couldnt use the original template because there was just to big of a hole to weld shut. This is what it looks like when you cut off the egr valve