Re: [DML] hood adjustment

["William F. Lane" <blane@xxxx>]

Walt,

I had to modify my hood latch considerably by elongating the adjustment slots.
If I remember correctly, I had to completely cut the top hole so that the latch
would drop down enough to adjust the hood correctly.

Bill Lane
#3635

Walter wrote:

> Scott,
> Yep, I have the gasket that is glued to the hood. It was glued on too close
> to the outside edges, so I had to take it off and glue it back on where it
> belongs.
>
> I have the gaskets that are glued to the fenders also. Both mine have
> shrunk noticeably with age but they otherwise are doing their job.
>
> None of the gaskets seem to be interferring with the hood closing. The
> rubber-tipped posts at the corners of the windshield seem to be fine. The
> hood doesn't close far enough for these posts to do any good.
>
> I think I am going to have to file out the adjustment holes in the latch
> mechanism to get more room for adjustment.
>
> Thanks,
> Walt Tampa, FL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxx>
> > Have you adjusted the rubber tipped posts on the corners near the
> > windshield?
> > There is a gasket that is glued to the hood and there is a gasket that is
> > glued to the fender. Do you have both of them?
>
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