Chrysler Repair: 86 LeBaron: no start. egr valve?, bolt flange, turbo unit


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Chrysler Repair: 86 LeBaron: no start. egr valve?, bolt flange, turbo unit
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Hi Roland, I wanted to thank-you for your for your reply to "Chrysler Repair/1986 LeBaron Turbo won't start" but there is no "thank/rate" tab or "volunteer of the month" button anywhere on my page. (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Chrysler-Repair-807/2011/7/1986-lebaron-turbo-won.htm)
Regarding your answer, I researched what an EGR valve looks like and the only thing that even remotely resembles what you describe (and what I can find on the net) is in my photo labelled as number 1.(I've removed the big hose from the air filter so you can see below obviously) It has a small lever which moves a rod and seems to be spring loaded and vacuum sealed. I sprayed it with WD and it seems to close on it's own and work fine. I can't find any slot for a screwdriver. If this isn't the EGR please point me in the right direction - remembering that I'm not a car fix kinda guy. (when you say manifold and cylinders 1 and 2 I'm clueless, sorry)
If I can at least find this EGR (and the nomination tab) I will certainly give you a "yes". Thanks again.

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Hi Glenn,
As best I can see, you are not looking in the correct location; look behind the engine from the driver's side of the vehicle. Do you see the turbo charger which is on that back side of the engine and which attaches to the exhaust manifold? The egr is the device that located at the driver's side end of the turbocharger tilted at a 45 degree angle. /The round vacuum operated top piece would be what you would notice first. Look underneath that top and find a flange inside of which is the valve stem that I described in my first response. Notice the slot in the stem. Try moving the stem using a screwdriver in the slot. Then lubricate the stem where it enters the valve proper and move the stem some more to free it up. See if that has any effect on starting the engine.
I believe you would be served if you could get a fault code readout using an OBD-I code reader that would plug into the socket on the driver side of the engine compartment just in front of the strut tower. So if there is some way to beg/borrow such a reader then you would have a much better chance to solve the no start.
Are you getting spark when you turn the engine over with the starter motor?
Can you hear the fuel pump run while a helper tries the starter?
Roland