On the hood.
You can loosten the two screws that hold the fenders to the front core
support, and spread the fenders wider. Mine was off enough, I had to remove
the screws entirely and slot the holes. As for front to back, the spring
and pin latch attatched to the hood sometimes gets bent. Grab it with a
pair of channel locks or vise grips and "adjust" until it lines up with the
latch without pushing the hood rearward.
David Riker
davriker@digitalpath.net
http://community.webshots.com/user/fool4mg
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Gleason" <inaverysmallroom@hotmail.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:58 PM
Subject: hood and drums
> And yet another one.
>
> My thanks for the recent help.
>
> The hood /bonnet has never set true. The rear up against the front window
> sits pretty evenly. But at the front it just barely rubs one side more
than
> the other widening side.
>
> To the point where it is rubbing the one side down t o the metal. (!)
> I have adjusted the hinge screws on the back wall of the engine
compartment
> to no avail.
> This so far has seemed to be my only solution.
>
> Two clues.
> I notice when closing the rear of the hood sits up a little high. With
some
> pressure it will go downso I am assuming this is just a result of a
> much-needed lubrication to the hinges.
>
> But when the hood is being closed and the middle spring is entering the
> locking hole on the front of the car..it almost looks like the locking
> mechanism in the hole pushes the hood in the direction of the offset.
>
> So . Any suggestions how to straighten a crooked hood?
>
> It doesnt appear to be the result of any wrecks or chassis warp.
>
>
> Thanks folks. Been enjoying the commutes to work. The advice that I have
> received that has been the truest is still,
> the more you drive it, the better it will run.
>
> Seems too simple.
>
>
> Miles
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