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Regarding the fuel filter, there are not many miles on it, but a lot of years (10ish?). I'll replace it. Considering how much the car has sat, sometimes with fuel stabilizer, sometimes not, it's probably due.

Thanks for the helpful replies. I'll update when I get some work done on her.

I retorqued the knock sensor. It might have been a little tight but nothing crazy. Torqued to 14 ftlb. Thanks for the replies. I'll try putting on the T+ and LS1 MAF so I can retard the timing. And later try gapping them tighter, one change at a time. I tried to get to the gas station...

It's not hooked up currently but I have a T+. I also have an older TT chip for stock injectors (maybe version 5.5?). Would one of those allow me to retard the timing?

Thanks for the reply. For my education, what does a narrower gap do that would lessen knock?

Pretty sure they are CR43s gapped to .035 Forgot to mention in my original post that SM numbers are idle are within desired ranges.

I"ve never been able to figure out a knock issue I have in my stock 86. Recently smogged, car is bone stock including chip currently. Boost currently at 12-13#. On WOT runs from 0 or a slow roll I get blips on the Casper's knock gauge and KR readings (usually 2 or less) on the SM at WOT...

Thanks again to deejpig for the write up and pictures. They helped a lot. Got my system in the mail today. I've got a relatively corrosion free car so the old system came off easily. New system went on pretty easily. I spent a lot of time fussing about placement of hangers, etc. In the...

Thanks kjizzle. We are not actually too far apart. I live Pleasanton. I didn't really have time to get over to Antioch so I got one from autozone for $61. Went in today and car runs great. EGR works like it's supposed to and error code is gone. One thing I didn't mention before is that...

Thanks for the bump and to the OP for the write up. I've got the Street-Pro version of this system on it's way in the mail

Wish I would have seen the post a bit ago. I just ordered one from auto zone.

I think you may be right. I put the Mityvac on the EGR valve itself and it holds vacuum so I don't think there's a significant leak. I then took the EGR solenoid off and pulled off the little breather on the backside so that I could block the vent with my finger. I then hooked the vacuum pump...

I'll put the Mityvac on the EGR today and see if it holds vacuum. It seems to operate smoothly. Good to hear that the EGR is not too expensive. I had heard that you should only accept Delco or other OEM and that they were discontinued and therefore very expensive. The vacuum lines look good...

I need the ERG because I have to pass California smog in a couple of months. The more I've looked at it, I think the ERG valve seems to be working fine, it's just that the EGR solenoid is leaking vacuum at idle which it's not supposed to I believe. Not sure if that's because the solenoid is...

I'll have to check. Pretty sure it's a smog chip so EGR should be active.

My car had started running rough and throws a code 32. I checked the EGR and find that the valve is pulled open at idle. My understanding is that it's supposed to be closed at idle and the solenoid allows vacuum to pull it open when appropriate. Disconnecting the vacuum line to the valve, the...

I like it. Not as a toy or performance car but just as a driver.

I gotta say, I didn't dislike the host at all. I like the original Pinks more than pinks all out. I wish they did a better job making sure that when they asked for two high 10 second cars, they didn't end up with one high 11 second car and a 9 second car. The real losers were the guys who...

I stopped listening about a year before he went to satellite. I used to enjoy him on the way to work in the am, but got tired of listening to a bitchy old lady (howard not robin). But maybe he's better now that he's on satellite.

Makes me feel just a little bit better about my welds.