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Re: No AC. Where is heat shield??(eom) (archive)
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Posted by Al on August 31, 2000 at 13:26:36:

In Reply to: No AC. Where is heat shield??(eom) posted by Makaveli on August 31, 2000 at 11:11:38:

The heat shield should be bolted to the manifold with two small(10mm?) bolts. It is a piece of metal that wraps around the manifold. HTH, Al

When I got my 320, the AC clutch had failed so the previous owner simply disconnected the drive belt and idler pulley. The resulting "loose" AC compressor clutch rattled like a tin can. I originally thought the noise was the starter pinion gear hitting the flywheel (similar sound). Removing the bad clutch, until I could afford a replacement fixed the sound.

Could be heat shield on your exhaust manifold too. They tend to rust our near connection bolts.


Very annoying metallic noise..sounds like light metal scrapping along a rough surface. A friend mentioned the exhasut! Any suggestion?





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