What was found
BAFFLE PLATE IN LT MUFFLER APPEARED TO BE OUT OF POSITION WHEN INSPECTED BY SHINING A FLASHLIGHT UP THE TAILPIPE. ON REMOVAL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BAFFLE PLATE WAS CRACKED AND WARPING IN A MANNER THAT COULD HAVE CREATED A SIGNIFICANT BLOCKAGE IN THE FLOW OF GASES FROM THE MUFFLER. BY DESIGN, THE BAFFLE PLATE IN THIS MUFFLER (NOT A HEATER/MUFFLER) DOESN`T SEEM TO PERFORM ANY WORTHWHILE FUNCTION AS DOES THE FLAME-TUBES FOUND IN OTHER MUFFLER DESIGNS. IT COULD HOWEVER, PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD WHEN CRACKED, WARPED INSIDE THE MUFFLER. RECOMMEND REMOVING THE BAFFLE PLATE IN THIS TYPE OF MUFFLER.