First off, it's a 1979 type 2 Bay Window Campmobile Deluxe. The engine was rebuilt and is being installed now at a VW dealership. They said the EGR was missing, but they think it should run fine without it. From what I have read, what they do is reduce emissions, improve MPG, but the sap the horse power. Now I want to be as green as the next guy, if not more so, but these old buses are so lacking in horsepower that the manual suggests going up hills backwards if it can't make it in a forward gear. It is at that point my need for green begins to taper a bit.
But I can't figure out if it is an integral part of the intake preheating. I don't think I will need it in the warmer months. It may just need to be adjusted a little leaner to compensate. (or richer?) But will I have trouble without it in freezing temps?
P.S. Thank you for your time and correct me if I am wrong on any of this.
Oh, and I am in Texas, not California where they give a crap about about emissions. Texans are shamefully ignorant of environmental needs. So I have no legal problems driving without it. A day doesn't go by that you don't see jerks just throwing garbage out the window down here. It is disgusting.
But I can't figure out if it is an integral part of the intake preheating. I don't think I will need it in the warmer months. It may just need to be adjusted a little leaner to compensate. (or richer?) But will I have trouble without it in freezing temps?
P.S. Thank you for your time and correct me if I am wrong on any of this.
Oh, and I am in Texas, not California where they give a crap about about emissions. Texans are shamefully ignorant of environmental needs. So I have no legal problems driving without it. A day doesn't go by that you don't see jerks just throwing garbage out the window down here. It is disgusting.