My '80 Westi has/had the piece of metal you all are referring to. It is a heat shield, mine just bit the dust a few months ago. I will check my engine seal. I still have the bulk of it remaining. <What sort of packrat would keep a burned up, unattachable former piece of VW> A VW owner, that's who. It's not a sandwich though, just a piece of metal. > >original equipment beyond the heater boxes. Was that the purpose of this > >piece and if so, would it aid cooling to rig a shield over the muffler? > > I think it's a heat shield. It's a very hard to find piece, because they > tended to rust out and fall off. I ran without one for a while and it > eventually caused my foam engine seal to get crispy on the lower parts in > the back. I'm sure it affected the temperature of the air entering the > engine, too. Good thing to have, if you can get it. I just replaced the plastic generator cage, about $7.50 US > a recent problem saw the end to my fan cage and generator surround. - Jeff '80 Westi
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