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: EGR in winter


hurtfuLLY
07-29-2009, 07:09 PM
I heard today that if you block the EGR that the truck won't heat well in the winter. Anyone else heard this or experienced this first hand?

jbrown1132
07-29-2009, 07:32 PM
this is completely incorrect! it will have nothing to do with the truck heating. it will help keep the intake system clean vs leaving the egr unblocked = dirty.

Ace in the hole
07-29-2009, 07:40 PM
Sounds like a load of bull, I can say mine heated just fine last winter.

hurtfuLLY
07-29-2009, 07:50 PM
I was told that it had something to do with the heated gasses keeping the coolant warmer or something like that.

jbrown1132
07-29-2009, 07:57 PM
:wtf: that's bull$hit

justcrankn
07-29-2009, 09:19 PM
My heater takes a little longer to warm up.

banshee1973
07-29-2009, 09:24 PM
Mine warm up no diffrent then it did..

turnpike
07-29-2009, 10:16 PM
Ran mine one winter not blocked, the rest always blocked. Normal winter down to zero, seems no difference. At -30 or colder, you really have to get some fuel into it for heat, blocked or not, like boot it down the highway for 20-30 miles.

Randy_the_Hack
07-29-2009, 10:43 PM
Ditto - one winter unblocked, one blocked. No difference from the heat perspective.

Randy_the_Hack
07-30-2009, 09:06 AM
Moved to Fuel System, Air, Exhaust, & Emissions Upgrades...

rmk800ak
07-30-2009, 11:20 AM
not true mine heats just fine had it running at 55below only time it cools down was when its idleing other then that no difference