Safety Alert

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

To The List
Having seen this weekend in Rhode Island many cars I want to alert
the 
list to a potential safety problem. The hood is stopped at closing by 
two hood bumper stop screws. They can be adjusted up and down. On the 
hood are two brackets that do not touch the bumper stops, they are 
called restraining brackets and in the event of a severe front end 
accident are meant to prevent the hood from breaking the windshield 
and entering the passenger compartment.If the bumper stops are 
adjusted too low ie: they are not just touching the hood when closed 
the restraining brackets would not engage in the event of an
accident. 
Also check that the restraining brackets are correctly angled so as
to 
engage the bumper stops. An added advantage to correctly adjusting
the 
bumper stops is that the edges of the hood won't bounce while you 
drive. Push down on the corner of the hood when closed and if it
moves 
you probably need to adjust the stops. Alternatively you could put a 
dab of grease on the bumper stop and close the hood. Afer reopening 
check to see if some transfered to the hood. Do not raise the bumpers 
so much that they put an upward pressure on the hood, they should
just 
be touching it. Do not use the bumpers to align the hood with the 
fenders.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757
ps. We had a great weekend in Rhode Island and many thanks to Mike 
Deluca for making it a great event.