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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.

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I just checked mine, which still has the original cloth material. I was mistaken. There is no plate holding the material, just the washers that you mentioned.
The lower rear portion of the splashers attach to the car's cowl with a bolt. I could not see if the lower front was attached to anything, but it felt like it must have had something holding it firm.

I should add that the dust ruffle begins at about the midway point, and runs to the back.

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Sorry, Jim, for continuing this hi-jacking of your thread, but I'm assuming you also find this information helpful.

Yes, my apologies, too, Jim. I'll get mine started. Great photo of the seal and attaching it there makes sense because it veers away from the frame toward the fender midway.
There is one bolt in the front of the splasher to the radiator cradle. The splasher has a tongue at the bottom front that extends just under the mounting plate for the arched fender support and bolts just forward of that.

Joe, West, and all who have been gracious enough to contribute, you are in no way hi-jacking anything and are welcome one and all. The images are super helpful, both presently, and when others or myself search in the future the info. will be available. I enjoy your contributions and look forward to more great discussion. I love the fact there are folks who want to talk, work on, and share info on Packards. It's our own 24hr non-car club.

Thanks!

Well, I had big plans to finish some garage electrical upgrades and doing more to the '40. Didn't work out that way. I had to take some images of the '39 and it is stored elsewhere. Brought the car to the house and took some shots. We decided to take it to Friday night cruise in. One thing lead to another and we were talked into taking it to a distant car show. Jumped on the freeway / highway / deserted road and arrived in an hour and a half. What pulls in just after, a wee little car. It looked like a little snack for the mighty Packard!

We headed out and decided to head to another cruise in that night. Lots of miles, about 200 in all, and lots of fun. I'm not saying typing about Packards here isn't fun, but driving them is right up there!

A delightful Packard Thanksgiving! More to come on the '40 in the near future.

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My how time fly's by! Reading back in this thread I realize it has been since before Thanksgiving 2010 last working on, or posting about the '40. Honestly, the car has run so well, and been so fun, I have put off pulling it down / off the road.

After the initial wake-up, and maintenance, it was apparent #7 exhaust hydraulic lifter was not going to "come back to life", and the exhaust manifold gaskets at #1 & #8 had corners blown out after a vigorous freeway run. Though not leaking, the water pump bearing(s) were very loose and the fan belt was quite crisp. Also on the list was replacement of the SQUEEZED out front engine mount rubber isolators (very common from what I understand). Throw in a complete replacement of the exhaust system and freshen up of the distributor will about cover this next phase of maintenance and repair.

The morning began with the removal of the hood, radiator stays, wiring connections, side-mount spare, and all fasteners to facilitate the removal of the entire front clip of the car.

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Once everything was loosened up, we rolled the car out to the driveway, put on jack stands, and removed the front wheels (thanks for the tip in your project thread, West!). Three of us easily removed the front clip and moved it to the car trailer for a short trip to the patio. While the clip was on the trailer, the radiator was removed to facilitate flushing and cleaning. The Sylphon shutterstat & mechanism will also get close inspection.

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Once the car was back on the ground, and front clip stored away, the radiator was power back-flushed with a tool that uses a combination of water from the faucet and air pressure to dislodge swarf caught in the inlets of the core tubes. While there was a little visible swarf in the tubes visible from the vantage point of the shutterstat opening, there was a much bigger build up of muck. The muck appeared to be soluble oil and grime. Not a bad situation as an initial treatment of dawn dish soap and flushing began to reveal very nice looking metal.

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Interesting, Jim.
Now your car is starting to look like a 1940 160 1377 as I know it.
And the Duchess is starting to look like one as you know it.
Today I saw painted parts for the first time.
Joe