Beavis
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How do I adjust the hood down at the cowl? My hood sticks up a 1/4" high at the hinges.
The passenger side of my hood was the same way. A different hinge fixed mine....
A different hinge?The passenger side of my hood was the same way. A different hinge fixed mine....
What mounting bolts? The ones that hold the hood to the hinge have zero adjustment on mine (hood already pushed down as far as it'll go on those). And if there are mounting bolts that hold the hinge to the body of the car I sure can't see them, and if they are actually there, there is no way to get a wrench in there anyway. Does anyone have a picture of this area of the car?1st. Open your hood and loosen up the 2 mounting bolts 1 at a time and then just snug them up good. 2nd. Close hood gently and make sure it closed completely. 3rd. Push down on that corner with the palms of your hands until it is flush. 4th. Then carefully open the hood back up and tighten the hood bolts.
My glass hood sits just like "C's"....EZ spent several hours messing with it, different hinge etc before throwing the towel in.
A different hinge?
What mounting bolts? The ones that hold the hood to the hinge have zero adjustment on mine (hood already pushed down as far as it'll go on those). And if there are mounting bolts that hold the hinge to the body of the car I sure can't see them, and if they are actually there, there is no way to get a wrench in there anyway. Does anyone have a picture of this area of the car?
Hey 69 340 I see your in Torrington. I live in thr berkshires. If your ever up my way with your car, buzz me!
Doesn't anyone have a photograph of how the hinges attach to the body? I'd like to see where the bolts are. Because this is the only place mine could possibly be adjusted. If itis even possible. I look down in there and can't see how it's attached, other than maybe welded?
I've had to recruit a helper to adjust the hood hinges. With the helper pushing up/back on an open hood, I loosen the forward bolts on the hinges. These will be the pivot for lowering the back of the hood. Then, I loosen the rear bolts until the rear of the hood quits moving towards the cowl. Once the rear bolt "bottoms out", I tighten the rear bolts, then the forward bolts. Once all the bolts are tight, the helper can let go of the hood. I tried this once using props instead of the helper. It did not work and nearly resulted in damage to the fenders and my head.
Stockbridge I hear ya. I think it might be the little rubber wedges that keep the hood centered. I'm going to check that today.
That's what I thought, not adjustable! Thanks.Here you go. No adjustments where the hood hinges are mounted to the body. No bolts to attach. Hinge is held in place by push nuts on stationary body pins.