ok, had to cut the pipe between the egr valve and manifold to replace the head! went to the salvage yards to find a pipe/header and no joy!

ive tried the auto store products and they didnt last.

beer can fix w/jb weld and hose clamps?

ive been thinking brass compression coupling?

ideas?

 

I have use flexible copper tubing on a few EGR systems, seems to last, tubing and fittings are not too expensive

 

that is what i was thinkin to ron . a brass compression coupler

 

Rock Auto... $40 and you're golden. It will fit correct, look correct and it has the braided heat shield included. That is what we did to my son's truck (The Arctic Wolf). No regrets.

 

the problem i have is i cant get the bolt loose on the manifold so i cut the pipe and i cant get the manifold loose from the exhaust lol i just used a 5/8 compression coupler, worked like a charm

 

It took the heat of an acetylene torch to break the big nut lose on the exhaust manifold on mine.
I used a bunch of heavy duty aluminum foil to protect the surrounding areas from the torch.

 

mine is a little bolt maybe 3/16 or a 10mm, to much rust to tell really and i got one bolt loose from the manifold/ exhaust pipe, loose but the other wont budge!

 

I wanted to see what the EGR tube looked like for a 95 and I couldn't find anything at Rock Auto, will you post a link ?

 

I couldn't find one for the 1995 either. My son's truck (The Arctic Wolf 1911) is a 1999 3.0L. May be a different design?

 

same here for my 95/96

 

thought about a new exhaust manifold and all the pics on rock auto show a block off plate or just blocked off

 

I found some pictures from Google, the 99 and 95 are very different.
The 99 is held in place by one huge nut (22 mm)
and the other design appears to have 2 small bolts and a flange, like on Kobin's truck.
Doesn't look like that's available anymore _ at least from Rock Auto.

 

mine is one little bolt, and after i cut the pipe, the block that mounted to the manifold swiveled freely to an extent

 

Yeah, you're right one little bolt, the picture at Rock Auto shows that, and it's blanked off.