Yes that was factory! It prevented the heat from hot oil from heated the fuel in the intake! Simple explanation! After awhile it became oil soaked and discarded! IMO it probably worked better than the insulation! BTW there was also a small shield attached to the to the front of the valley pan!Did you find any foil type insulation under intake manifold?
So Rarefish your car had the half round shield on passenger side manifold as well as drivers side?
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Yes that was factory! It prevented the heat from hot oil from heated the fuel in the intake! Simple explanation! After awhile it became oil soaked and discarded! IMO it probably worked better than the insulation! BTW there was also a small shield attached to the to the front of the valley pan!
noCan you see the alternator date code?
Saw your wanted ad on Moparts...Dont you need the drivers side??