Hoods, Help!, any other "H" topics?

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Stainless steel is more difficult to work than sheet metal (take note,
those of us with dented D's). Is especially more brittle. I'm sure an
unacceptable number of hoods failed the initial stamping processes,
given financial health of the company. Better smooth hoods on an
assembly line that's still moving than flap hoods on a line that's
shut down.

Special note to David Teitelbaum: take a good look at American Motors.
The only way it survived so long (indeed, the only time it turned a
profit) was covertly sharing parts among all available models. AMC is
unique for incorporating parts that were not only ambidextrous left to
right, but front to rear as well. And the buying public never caught
on -- give those engineers a raise.

Re: Help! I think David's right -- Rob's problem is probably
electrical (99% of car problems usually are). Didn't even look at his
ignition numbers (assumed John Hervey approved, and we all know what
they say about assuming...). If he's only got 5 volts going into the
coil, his plugs aren't going to fire. I don't think he'll even get HT.
The problem is somewhere between his battery and the coil.

Bill Robertson
#5939