is this egr valve already blanked ???

[bobngo]

i bought some blanks, to blank the erg , now these are not quite the same shape as the place where they are going to fit,
theres a small bit of the blank which sticks out .

when i came to do the job, the existing seals ? have the same sticking out bit , so does this mean its already been blanked ??

or are the seals/plates what ever they are called , not blanks ,and the shape is normal .

or do i have to take it to bits to find out ???? nooooooooooooooooooooo, nooooooooooooooooooo.

[dobby]

Is it gasket material sticking out or metal.

If metal then it's probably blanked?

Only one way to find out................

[missfixit70]

Does this help? http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html There should be a gasket in the joint so it could be that you are seeing.

[dave_aber]

Blanks and real gaskets (with a hole in the middle) are the same overall shape. The sticky-out bits are so you can move them around when re-assembling to get the holes to line up for the bolts.

[bobngo]

they are made of steel, but there seems to be only one way to find out for sure *&$%^£"

[dave_aber]

Take the front one out - it's pretty easy. The one at the rear of the head is more fiddly.

[splitpin]

When I blanked mine the existing gaskets were very thin stainless and sticking out as you describe. So , only one way to be sure, take a look at them.