01-09-2017, 02:47 AM
Thank you for the info. At least I know what it is for now. I thought it was weird that they made it non-removable. No machine shop within 200 miles of my place. I used my sandblaster on it and got a lot of sand stuck in the gunk under the baffle. That is why I took it off to clean. It is the 16 V model. I was thinking of leaving the baffle off, but now I understand its importance and I need to reattach it. Do you know how/what they used to fasten the steel baffle to the aluminum valve cover in the first place? They do not look like any kind of rivets that I have seen before.
1995 Suzuki Sidekick JX 4WD 4-door hardtop, G16 1.6L 16 valve L4 SOHC, 4-spd Auto Trans (Asin AW Model 03-72 LE), Non-ABS, Assembled in Ingersoil, Ontario. Currently in Tok, AK.