Re: 1940 Super 8 160 Model 1803 Project

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/10/19 10:59:07

To the best of my knowledge and w/o checking the parts books, all the 356 engines had both the fuel pump heat shield and the carburetor/exhaust manifold shield and the smaller-engined models had just the fuel pump shield. It's possible that the very first 1940 356 engines were done differently and there was an upgrade.

I suspect many old time mechanics, when replacing a fuel pump, discarded the heat shield, telling the customer "it wasn't necessary". May not have been necessary then, but it sure is now.