The plastic header bottle will become brittle with age and then is prone to catastrophic failure. A loss of coolant and overheating of the engine is about the worst thing you can do to this engine. To the best of my knowledge, there are no N.O.S. plastic bottles available. All of the Delorean parts and service centers can provide you with a new Stainless Steel header bottle. Scott Mueller DMCNEWS 002981 DOA 5031 -----Original Message----- From: jus4sho@xxxx [mailto:jus4sho@xxxx] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:11 AM SNIPPED Regarding the recall on the plastic header bottles: Can someone tell me why the plastic bottles weren't sufficient for the the Delorean?Thanks, Steve VIN 2650 ("Project Delorean")