Do you plug the intercooler intake when doing an EHM?

castnblast · **Joined:** Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:34 pm **Posts:** 18

First off, I want to thank the forum contributors for sharing their wisdom and experience. I picked up a 2006 CRD last Tuesday, and following the posted advice I replaced the air filter, fuel fileter, oil filter and oil. I also did the MAP clean, the ORM and the EHM.

The only question I have is with respect to the EHM (Elephant Hose Modification): when you disconnect the hose from the CCV (Crank Case Vent) and replace it with the elephant hose, you're left with an open connection to the intercooler. What do you recommend? Do you plug it? That's what I did. Or do you install some kind of air fliter on it?

I haven't seen any information on this; and that's probably because the "fix" is probably quite obvious to the rest of you.

Very happy with my CRD, and eager to find out whether pluggin the hole in the connection to the intercooler was the right thing to do when adding my EHM,

Castnblast

bugnout · **Posted:** Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:22 am

You are correct, Plug it

usa591 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:15 am

My plug is the cork from a 2007 Fess Parker Syrah. Went great with the steak.

yakers · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:41 am

usa591 wrote:

My plug is the cork from a 2007 Fess Parker Syrah. Went great with the steak.

I gotta stop drinking that screw top stuff

geordi · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:26 am

Screw top is still better than the box wine. I'm not sure that stuff even HAS a specific vintage. I'm a rum or tequila man myself. :5SHOTS:

I plugged mine with one of those new-style rubberized corks from bottle of something decent my folks had. Works very well.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:08 pm

yeah stay away from that screw top and box stuff

There are are many good wines to be had for under $10 a bottle. Try Austrialian wines, Black swan Shraz is a nice red that don't break the bank, goes good with grilled meats too. Yellow Tail isn't bad either.

usa591 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:53 pm

Fess Parker actually has a great screw-top wine for $10--it's called "Frontier Red". Really good stuff...

AZ CRD · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:13 am

dkenny · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:47 pm

the top from a bottle of Single barrel Cruzan run should too.

its one of my favorite kinds of rum

-dkenny

ROCK! · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:38 pm **Posts:** 156

I had an old locking lug nut that was round and smooth. It was a tight fit in the hose, and I even put a clamp on it.

I prefer scotch, I always put the corks back in the bottle where they belong. I have a bottle in my freezer that's older then me, I probably won't ever drink it all, it's way to good for me :ROTFL:

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:41 am

Lowes or Home Depot all have a nice selection of rubber corks in there fastern drawers. But if you feel the need to :5SHOTS:

a bottle or 2 to get a cork and a back up have fun. I know i always have fun till the next mouring when i feel like :dead:

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Sir Sam · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:43 am

I used a 1/2" impact extension.

DocB · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:04 pm

Had to buy a plug.
All the corks are in the home made cider.
And by the time you are finished with a bottle, you either forget you need to save the cork or you really don't care.

salden77 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:42 pm **Posts:** 271

i went to home depot and bought a brass PEX plumbing plug and removed the short hose going to air intake hose completely, works great

Do you plug the intercooler intake when doing an EHM?

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