Ryan:
I echo Pat's recommendation, and suggest, as well, it might be a good time to
install a back up release cable through the firewall. I had really *major*
problems getting my hood open, years ago.
Also, (at least for me), it seems you need to do something about "wrapping" the
length of your outgoing sentences. Your message arrived as two sentences of
several hundred characters each, requiring a lot of "lateral" scrolling. I
note, however, the quoted version is okay. I'm confused :-).
Dave
'68 1600
Kailua-Kona
"Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> I had this kind of problem on my 67.5 several years ago. The cable
> adjustment for the hood release can be off, causing this problem. It is a
> strangely built latch, so if the cable is either too loose or too tight
> (mine was too loose), the hood release will not hold the pin on the hood
> tightly.
>
> There should be sbout 1/4" slack when you lightly pull the hood release.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
> - Support Habitat for Humanity, A "hand up", not a "hand out" -
>
> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
> University of Texas, 1 University Station C0500,Austin, Tx. 78712-1188 USA
> voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
>
> On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Ryan Bird wrote:
>
> > Hello Folks,
> >
> > Time for me to address another annoying thing with my car, the hood
>release. What used to happen once a week is now happening almost every ten
>miles, my hood pops open. I am embarrassed when it happens, (kinda like
>walking around with your fly un-done.) and fear that one day a strong gust of
>wind could make things interesting.
> >
> > I have tightened and loosened the male part on the hood, which makes it
>difficult to open up at times, but still opens up when it wants to. (When it
>is difficult to open, I use a flat screwdriver with a cloth wedged and lever
>it up while pulling the hood release.) What else can I look at? TIA,
> >
> > Ryan Bird
> > 67 1600
> > www.azroc.org/ryan
> >
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