Heat Shield Effectivelness Question [message #217553] |
Fri, 09 August 2013 12:32 |
A Hamilto
Messages: 4508 Registered: April 2011
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When I finish modifying the step in my '73 Sequoia, I will have some 3/4" plywood just a couple inches from the the exhaust pipe coming off the driver's side manifold.
I plan to put a sheet metal heat shield there to keep it from burning.
It seems to me that heat shields work by having a gap where air can flow so the shield can dissipate the heat. So the shield should have some space between it and the part being protected, right?
Does a heat shield work almost as well if attached to the part being protected without an air gap?
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