This week-end I done my 3rd 00VI swap on 4th gens.
My trouble is when I started to remove the back manifold egr guide tube by cutting it with a cutting disk. After that, I managed to get my impact gun on the egr bolt screwed in the manifold but because my car is a 96 with 13 winters under his belt, the bolt stripped. And now there's a hole in the back manifold. I had an idea of plugging it with a spark plug, which is the exact same diameter and clogged it with JB weld. For now, it holds but for how long??? Is this stuff can really keep sealed with that heat source??
Time will tell...
I have another option to get it rod welded but the space is scarce...

Any members with such experience?? I still have a new spare back manifold with the egr tube already plugged but I dont want to do the whole back manifold job (which is a real PITA btw...)

let me know.
thanks guys. keep it 4DSC.

 

Confirmed, it holds fine. It seems im alone in my way to block it off. Same thing with my wooden iacv plate and telephone-wire injector grounding kit... keeping it ghetto modded.

 

I have a 99 max and i wanted to do the manifold swap did everthing line up and where did you get your manifold from

 

I have one if you need it. Also read the stickies about the swap. Everything you need to know is there.

 

I've done five DEK manifold swaps and two of them have needed the rear header removed. These cars are so rusted now you just have to suck it up and replace the rear header or go without the EGR.

I tell people it's an extra day of work when they ask me to swap a DEK manifold for them if that EGR pipe doesn't come off.

Hardest part I've found is removing that stupid heat shield from the rear header so you can get access to the header nuts. Oh and getting those rear nuts loose is a pain as well.

 

^^^ joe speaks the truth he just did mine and had to drop the rear manifold after a half a day of work on trying to get the EGR tube off and another 3 hours on getting the heat sheild off. the mans a genius of maximas but rust doesnt help anything lol

 

where can i find the stickies about the swap? im trying to do it myself.