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What to do with a Cat heat shield
My cat heat shield rattles really horribly. I recrimped the edges (good old
mole grips!) but within a few days it started again.
The heat shield is also completely corroded away in the middle (like every
one I've ever seen). So not only is it rattling, it isn't protecting the cat
from splashes, or long grass from the cat, like it should.
Short of replacing a cat that still works fine, how can I cover it up and
stop it rattling away?
(And for the pedants amongst you, I am talking about a catalytic converter,
not a feline furball generator..)
Date:Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:42:51 GMT
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Re: What to do with a Cat heat shield
> My cat heat shield rattles really horribly. I recrimped the edges (good
old
> mole grips!) but within a few days it started again.
>
> The heat shield is also completely corroded away in the middle (like every
> one I've ever seen). So not only is it rattling, it isn't protecting the
cat
> from splashes, or long grass from the cat, like it should.
>
> Short of replacing a cat that still works fine, how can I cover it up and
> stop it rattling away?
>
Cut the shield off and (optional) weld a new one in place?
Date:Sun, 19 Jun 2005 15:12:55 +0000 (UTC)
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Re: What to do with a Cat heat shield
I just pulled mine off on my escort a few years ago, never had a problem.
Always avoided parking on long grass though!
"SimonJ" wrote in message
news:d9421m$h6b$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> > My cat heat shield rattles really horribly. I recrimped the edges (good
> old
> > mole grips!) but within a few days it started again.
> >
> > The heat shield is also completely corroded away in the middle (like
every
> > one I've ever seen). So not only is it rattling, it isn't protecting the
> cat
> > from splashes, or long grass from the cat, like it should.
> >
> > Short of replacing a cat that still works fine, how can I cover it up
and
> > stop it rattling away?
> >
> Cut the shield off and (optional) weld a new one in place?
>
>
Date:Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:50:49 GMT
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Re: What to do with a Cat heat shield
Had 2 escorts now and both have suffered the same rattling heat
shields, ripped both off and never had any bother.
I did attempt to weld another one on the second time round but due to
it being farily thin sheet metal it just belw holes in it.
Date:20 Jun 2005 04:29:15 -0700
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