On 10/19/03 9:06 AM, in article
20031019100657.16714.00001003@mb-m07.aol.com, "NJSS" <njss@aol.com> wrote:

> I have a 1992 Acoord EX Sedan, When I took my car to my local Meinke shop for
> a
> muffler- and I really do trust this guy- he noticed that the heat sheild was
> rattling. He offered to remove for free at the time, claiming that there was a
> redundency and the car would run fine without the shield.
>
> Is there any truth in this or should I have it replaced?
>
> TIA,
>
> Jim
>
>
> JIMBO

He is right. The car will run fine without it. It has nothing to do with
operation of the car. It is on there primarily to prevent grass fires if
you ever drive off road.

If you haven't noticed the rattling and/or it doesn't bother you, there is
no reason to take it off or fix it until it does bother you. It won't hurt
anything by rattling.