Re: Bonnet hinge testing my sanity

["Curtis Carlson" <carlson@navtech.com>]

I had this problem on Gerty last year.  It seems that one of the upper 
rear bolt which holds the wing (fender) on had loosened just slightly 
enough that it was contacting the underside of the bonnet when closed.  
The vibration of the car at 90mph (yea, right) caused the bonnet to 
scrape ever so slightly on the top of the bolt, causing an ear-bleeding, 
blood-curdling screech.  Check the bolts which hold the wing on to make 
sure that they are tight and seated.  On mine, it was the upper rear 
bolt on the driver's side, just in front of the cowl.

Curt

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Curtis Carlson
'66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty")
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