[Rick Erwin]

Thanks Chris,

I think we’re going to remove it.

The only reason I can see to keep it could be the prevention of oil canning that Kim mentioned below. I think it would take a lot of insulation to be crammed in there to apply enough pressure against the air inlet that it’s unlikely to have much effect.

I’ll monitor the rivets for paint cracking and report back if I see anything detrimental.

Rick