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Is that the plate under each pair of barrels? If it is ,it is an air deflector,is very important,because it guides the air under the barrels for even and thorough cooling(to stop rattles bend them a bit before installation!).If left out the motor gets hot (spelt m-o-n-e-y in the end ),get my drift? ---------- > From: Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com> > To: Type-3@umich.edu > Subject: Piston retaining plate... > Date: Friday, April 25, 1997 7:02 AM > > ...what's its purpose? Really, I'm serious. It doesn't look like it does > squat, except becoming a rattle. Is it *really* needed? > > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L > '75 Porsche 914 1.8L for sale > Portland, Oregon, USA