Hi, John --
You have to remove the bonnet release cable to remove the vinyl panel. To
remove the cable, you have to remove the nut on the forward side of the
firewall. As far as I've been able to figure out, you have to remove the
engine and tranny to get access to the nut. Great, huh?
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: John Gottstein <gottstein@erols.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Temporary removal of bonnet release pull
> Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 8:49 PM
>
> Hi,
> I want to remove the vinyl covered panel behind the radio console in
> my 1975 Midget. It's easy enough to unscrew, except that the hood
> (bonnet) release pull keeps it from being easily removed. Does anyone
> know how to temporarily remove the handle without causing mach
> frustration? I tried to gently unscrew the handle from the rod it's
> attached to, but that didn't work.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated. I tried to figure it out from the
> Haynes manual, but it might as well be in French.
>
> Thank you, thank you,
>
> John Gottstein
> --
> "Leave the gun... take the cannoli."
> * Clemenza in "The Godfather"
>
> gottstein@erols.com
>
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