69GT
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Are 69 Dart hoods supposed to have a hood to core support seal?
69 Dart Hood Question
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doug 371
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Yes
69GT
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I thought so. Do they only go on one way or is it possible to put it on backwards? If someone has a pic of one installed, I'd appreciate it if you could post it.
69GT
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Don't what?
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69GT
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I put a new one on my hood after I had the car painted a while back. I hadn't tried closing the hood until this past weekend and I can't get the hood to come all the way down to latch. It isn't hitting on anything so the only thing left I can think of is maybe I put the seal on backwards (if that is possible) and it is keeping the hood from closing all the way. I don't want to take it off if I happen to have it on the right way which is why I'd like to see a picture of one installed.
Here are the hood seal mounting hole locations and measurements.
The holes are 3/16" diameter and located 7/8" from the hood side of the brace.
You SHOULD be able to hold the hood seal in place and mark the holes from it.
From the hood center line going left and or right the measurements are as follows:
|<--5 7/8"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--4 1/2"-->C/L<--4 1/2"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--5 7/8"-->|
See attached photos.
Zoom in on the first photo for the measurements.
Hope this helps.
This hood seal is one of the most important parts of the cooling system. It keeps the hot engine bay air from being drawn back over the top of the radiator core support and being recirculated through the radiator.
I fought cooling issues for years. I put this seal BACK in place and resolved the issue.
The holes are 3/16" diameter and located 7/8" from the hood side of the brace.
You SHOULD be able to hold the hood seal in place and mark the holes from it.
From the hood center line going left and or right the measurements are as follows:
|<--5 7/8"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--4 1/2"-->C/L<--4 1/2"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--7 1/2"-->|<--5 7/8"-->|
See attached photos.
Zoom in on the first photo for the measurements.
Hope this helps.
This hood seal is one of the most important parts of the cooling system. It keeps the hot engine bay air from being drawn back over the top of the radiator core support and being recirculated through the radiator.
I fought cooling issues for years. I put this seal BACK in place and resolved the issue.
69GT
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Thanks for the pics. Mine is installed the same as yours. I have to figure out what else it could be that's keeping the hood from closing all the way.
The two round bumpers on the front corners are adjustable....you might check those.
THIS......
69GT
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I had them screwed all the way in to make sure they weren't the problem which they weren't and I had also removed the hood pop-up spring which didn't help. However, I have made some progress. I just took the hood to core support seal off and the hood went all the way down and it lines up nicely with the top of the fenders. So, I'm not sure what to do about the seal at this point.
Can You get some photos of the closed hood and the hood seal and hood bumpers?
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