Is there some trick to pulling EGR?

Trusted said:
I’m sorry if that offended you. I have a hard time with a shop that works on 6.0’s asking consumers how to do something (especially something as common as this) and then turning around and charging the same consumers. It would be different if this was a new engine or a shop that doesn’t work on 6.0 but once and a blue moon. But it isn’t, they are a shop that is making their living by charging people to fix their stuff and here they are asking a “how do I do this” question.
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I know exactly what kind of things they work on. And you know dang well that there are many other on here that are shops too, and that many people will share things to help others. This site is not all "comsumers."

Let me throw this out as another example....
I do construction and I am remodeling part of your house. But you, the "consumer" (that doesnt know a lot about remodeling or construction)picks out a type of flooring that you absolutely have to have. The issue is that you picked out a product that can be problematic. Is it wrong for me to go to contractortalk.com forums and ask questions of other? Get other peoples ideas or ask them how they dealt with it? Maybe they know of a diffent product that is so close to the same that the "consumer" would be okay with it and it is not a problematic product. Or maybe they have good install tricks to share.

So, a shop working on my 6.0 wants to ask some other peoples opinions on what they do to deal with a common problem on my truck. GOOD! I'm glad that they would talk to others and find out what does/doesn't work. There are always advancements being made, but if you don't talk to others then you are left with only what you have tested. I'd rather have something that someone else had good luck with than try something that is untested. They could even save me a couple or few hundred dollars by doing a little bit of research.​

I don't think there is any sense in a "high and mighty" attitude towards someone asking if someone else had come up with another viable solution. People that learn from what others have done go a lot further that people that only learn from what they have done themselves.

I have more to say, but no time left right now to do it. Although I think this has been suffecient food for thought.

On edit..... And one more thing.... It's okay to sell things that are not CARB approved, but they are supposed to be sold for off-highway use. Knowing this I can go into any place that sells a chip, buy it telling them I am only using it for racing, then leave and put it in my DD truck.
 
StrokerDude said:
I know exactly what kind of things they work on. And you know dang well that there are many other on here that are shops too, and that many people will share things to help others. This site is not all "comsumers."

Let me throw this out as another example....
I do construction and I am remodeling part of your house. But you, the "consumer" (that doesnt know a lot about remodeling or construction)picks out a type of flooring that you absolutely have to have. The issue is that you picked out a product that can be problematic. Is it wrong for me to go to contractortalk.com forums and ask questions of other? Get other peoples ideas or ask them how they dealt with it? Maybe they know of a diffent product that is so close to the same that the "consumer" would be okay with it and it is not a problematic product. Or maybe they have good install tricks to share.

So, a shop working on my 6.0 wants to ask some other peoples opinions on what they do to deal with a common problem on my truck. GOOD! I'm glad that they would talk to others and find out what does/doesn't work. There are always advancements being made, but if you don't talk to others then you are left with only what you have tested. I'd rather have something that someone else had good luck with than try something that is untested. They could even save me a couple or few hundred dollars by doing a little bit of research.​

I don't think there is any sense in a "high and mighty" attitude towards someone asking if someone else had come up with another viable solution. People that learn from what others have done go a lot further that people that only learn from what they have done themselves.

I have more to say, but no time left right now to do it. Although I think this has been suffecient food for thought.

On edit..... And one more thing.... It's okay to sell things that are not CARB approved, but they are supposed to be sold for off-highway use. Knowing this I can go into any place that sells a chip, buy it telling them I am only using it for racing, then leave and put it in my DD truck.
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I think the point the he was trying to make was,...if he asked (for example)about installing something like a certain companies newly designed dual HPOP's that would be one thing,...but a business that advertises that they are 6.0L specialists comes on a truck forum and asks about something as simple and routine like getting an EGR out of the engine,..is the kind of thing a rookie first time 6.0L owner would ask,...maybe I'm wrong and that isn't what he meant,..but that is all it looked like he was saying on my side of the screen...

Especially when they have "Diesel Pro" in their user title....LOL
 
TANKS 250 said:
I think the point the he was trying to make was,...if he asked (for example)about installing something like a certain companies newly designed dual HPOP's that would be one thing,...but a business that advertises that they are 6.0L specialists comes on a truck forum and asks about something as simple and routine like getting an EGR out of the engine,..is the kind of thing a rookie first time 6.0L owner would ask,...maybe I'm wrong and that isn't what he meant,..but that is all it looked like he was saying on my side of the screen...

Especially when they have "Diesel Pro" in their user title....LOL
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Not one word of what I said is is about Trusted's response to the thread opener, it is all about his response to Wrightman who DID NOT ask how to remove an EGR. Wrightman asked about an EGR solution for those of us that live in the Communist State of California. To which Trusted said, "Do you want us to run your company as well?" THAT is what all my response has been about, it is NOT professional... It's one thing to do that on the phone with only that other person to hear, but on a public forum with no provocation whatsoever??????????
 
StrokerDude said:
Not one word of what I said is is about Trusted's response to the thread opener, it is all about his response to Wrightman who DID NOT ask how to remove an EGR. Wrightman asked about an EGR solution for those of us that live in the Communist State of California. To which Trusted said, "Do you want us to run your company as well?" THAT is what all my response has been about, it is NOT professional... It's one thing to do that on the phone with only that other person to hear, but on a public forum with no provocation whatsoever??????????
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although you are both correct to an extent..i would like to point out that in your previous post you spoke of going to "contractortalk.com" to ask a question about something for a consumer. all fine and good and i would applaud you for asking others who may have more experience with a certain product..but from the name this site seems to be for all contractors and not consumers..if so this is not a valid comparison. but in your defense he did not ask a question about working on a truck..it was more of a "you're so smart..what the hell would you do about this" question. ahh misconceptions..lead to very entertaining reads.
 
04strokerdissel said:
although you are both correct to an extent..i would like to point out that in your previous post you spoke of going to "contractortalk.com" to ask a question about something for a consumer. all fine and good and i would applaud you for asking others who may have more experience with a certain product..but from the name this site seems to be for all contractors and not consumers..if so this is not a valid comparison. but in your defense he did not ask a question about working on a truck..it was more of a "you're so smart..what the hell would you do about this" question. ahh misconceptions..lead to very entertaining reads.
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Still is a valid comparicon actually since the person being asked is someone who claims to be a 6.0 expert. Also my comparison was more conceptual than matching exact details.

Thank you for seeing the point of what I was getting at (last part of your post).
 
TANKS 250 said:
I think the point the he was trying to make was,...if he asked (for example)about installing something like a certain companies newly designed dual HPOP's that would be one thing,...but a business that advertises that they are 6.0L specialists comes on a truck forum and asks about something as simple and routine like getting an EGR out of the engine,..is the kind of thing a rookie first time 6.0L owner would ask,...maybe I'm wrong and that isn't what he meant,..but that is all it looked like he was saying on my side of the screen...

Especially when they have "Diesel Pro" in their user title....LOL
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I never asked how to get an EGR out of the engine. I believe we have mastered that very tough feat, I was only wondering if someone had a good way to do it and still be able to put it back stock easily? Also "Diesel Pro" isn't in my title. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't believe I am a diesel God like Trusted is and am humble and very forthcomming with what little knowledge I do have. So yes you are wrong maybe read the thread again.
 
Wrightman said:
I never asked how to get an EGR out of the engine. I believe we have mastered that very tough feat, I was only wondering if someone had a good way to do it and still be able to put it back stock easily? Also "Diesel Pro" isn't in my title. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't believe I am a diesel God like Trusted is and am humble and very forthcomming with what little knowledge I do have. So yes you are wrong maybe read the thread again.
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Don't mind Tanks, some times I think the back and forth motion of swinging off nuts gets to his head:shake:
 
it makes me kinda dizzy,.....but I'm getting used to it.....years of practice...

LOL LOL
 
StrokerDude said:
Still is a valid comparicon actually since the person being asked is someone who claims to be a 6.0 expert. Also my comparison was more conceptual than matching exact details.

Thank you for seeing the point of what I was getting at (last part of your post).
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haha..you expect people to get conceptual remarks? not everyone on here is like us and can read and then figure out how things were meant. most of the time they just jump to the "wtf..was that an insult?"

no problem on the understanding. just trying to be fair.

can't we all just get along? :Cheer:
 
04strokerdissel said:
haha..you expect people to get conceptual remarks? not everyone on here is like us and can read and then figure out how things were meant. most of the time they just jump to the "wtf..was that an insult?"
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:doh:intelligence is a pain in the a$$ sometimes :bang:bang

:hehe:

Smart people and dumba$$es alike jump to "wtf..was that an insult?" sometimes, I know I've done it on more than one occasion...
 
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