# Heat sheild? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sheild/18227 "2008-08-15T20:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oldmanchevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@oldmanchevy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldmanchevy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sheild/18227/1 "2008-08-15T20:59:15Z")
on my 92 chevy caprice a piece of metal fell off that was between the muffler and gas tank. what was it and where can i find this piece ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sheild/18227/2 "2008-08-15T21:00:07Z")
Probably a heat shield… Any muffler shop can probably replace it. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sheild/18227/3 "2008-08-16T10:32:17Z")
Likely a heat shield. Likely you can live without it, or as suggested, it might be able to put it back on. ---
**Author:** ![oldmanchevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@oldmanchevy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldmanchevy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sheild/18227/4 "2008-08-18T13:04:43Z")
Mike, thank you ---
**Author:** ![oldmanchevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@oldmanchevy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldmanchevy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sheild/18227/5 "2008-08-18T13:05:21Z")
thank you Joseph