Thanks Dave for the good info! The pix are very informative. I took out the EGR and cleaned it and tested the valve with a vacuum gage and it works normaly, but I will still bypass it. I capped of the vacuum line to it and just reinstalled it for now with its line capped also. I will make a block off plate later like yours later. Did you use any seallant on the manifold "bottle cap" plug or just bent the tabs and installed the clamp over it?
Nice Job!
