Does the "coin trick" work on 1996 EGR's?

[WINGAS]

Some older domestic EGR's can be defeated by drilling a hole in a penny and partially blocking the EGR pipe.

Has anyone tried this on a 1996 EGR with the wiring harness plug in?

a U.S. quarter fits quite nicely in the EGR body, so wondering if a small hole drilled into it will keep the system "thinking" it is working , albeit at a much lower volume.

Why? I had the IM throughly baked and cleaned 30K ago and I cant beleive the crap back in there after a scant 30K miles.

I did actually install the "25 cent piece" with a small orifice. But awaiting a glow plug relay before I fire the car up and hopefully go on a roadtrip. I'd prefer to find out before the road trip if its a no-go!

I know there is a way to trick the wiring harness written about here as well. I'd like to try the KISS method first.

Thank you for any replies.