As I have mine all apart and cleaned, I asked my mechanic who explained it is for heater displacement. I told him that someone had drilled holes on the entire plate and he cautioned me to only drill out 1/2 the plate. I am going to paint the plate and the flaps as they are getting rusty. Used stiff brush before cleaning. I'm putting mine back on. |
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