The muffler heat shield is for the protection of the belts. They will wear prematurely exposed to that much extra heat. > -----Original Message----- > From: doctorDHD@xxxx [mailto:doctorDHD@xxxx] > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 1:11 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Muffler Heat Shield > > I noticed that my DeLorean does not have a muffler heat shield. How > important is it. What will happen if it remains off. What is it made of. > Can I > build one myself? > > Dave & 6530 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/