lazarat
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So...been having trouble with my hood popping open. It started only when at higher interstate speeds, popping and hooking on secondary catch. Looking at that catch, there was metal missing where it hooks, not cool.
The back story here is that the part that holds up the hood latch is not anchored where it should be, on the now missing rusted splash pan, not that it mattered, that part was also rusted away. I wasnt sure if the grill was holding the hood down or the hood was holding the grill on...
So I made a brace to hold everything in place, worked for awhile.
I tried adjusting the hood pin, up, down, still doing it. Getting worse.
So out comes the bungy cord, the solid rubber type, worked for awhile, getting worse.
Out comes the second bungy cord, now one on each side, still popping, now its everytime I go over a bump, like the driveway at my house.
The diagnosis here is worn latch, weak hinge springs or both.
I figured it was time to throw money and parts at this thing, including maybe racing hood pins. I didn't want to drill holes in the hood, not sure how they would look etc.
Then thinking outside of the box, I thought, why not just remove the spring on the center pin, which with everything else wearing out was probably the only thing working....causing hood to pop.
This was the cheapest and easiest solution. Still put a bungy cord just in case, then I hit the road. Problem solved.
Now I do have to carry a screwdriver, and gently pry up to get my fingers in there to lift the hood, but at least it opens when I want it to....we shall see..[P
Thanks for listening.
The back story here is that the part that holds up the hood latch is not anchored where it should be, on the now missing rusted splash pan, not that it mattered, that part was also rusted away. I wasnt sure if the grill was holding the hood down or the hood was holding the grill on...
So I made a brace to hold everything in place, worked for awhile.
I tried adjusting the hood pin, up, down, still doing it. Getting worse.
So out comes the bungy cord, the solid rubber type, worked for awhile, getting worse.
Out comes the second bungy cord, now one on each side, still popping, now its everytime I go over a bump, like the driveway at my house.
The diagnosis here is worn latch, weak hinge springs or both.
I figured it was time to throw money and parts at this thing, including maybe racing hood pins. I didn't want to drill holes in the hood, not sure how they would look etc.
Then thinking outside of the box, I thought, why not just remove the spring on the center pin, which with everything else wearing out was probably the only thing working....causing hood to pop.
This was the cheapest and easiest solution. Still put a bungy cord just in case, then I hit the road. Problem solved.
Now I do have to carry a screwdriver, and gently pry up to get my fingers in there to lift the hood, but at least it opens when I want it to....we shall see..[P
Thanks for listening.