[T3] Stinking hood

[Brian Fye]

i lengthened the rod a bit and will test it tonight.  this has been an
issue since the '10 invasion trip when i hit that high spot in the road at
night.  i'm sure it moved the strut a bit (has been damaged since the car
accident in 04).  so, it will continue to require attention for awhile...
once i can afford body work, i will get it all sorted.


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 5 Jul 2013 at 12:48, B Fye wrote:
>
> > I'm still fighting my hood latch popping on the purple notch back.
> > I've moved the latch around, checked the release for movement and
> > still no joy.  So, do I need to shorten or lengthen the rod latch?
> > Adjust the rubber bumpers?  Any other thoughts?  I really don't want
> > hood pins unless I have to.
>
> The first thing to check is that the latch mechanism is "relaxing"
> all the way back to the lock position once you release the cable.
> Check this by reaching under the latch and pulling the cable anchor
> in the non-release direction.
>
> If you find that it's sticking partway open, you may need to lube the
> mechanism, or take the cable out and lube it.
>
> On one of my cars, I just have to remember to reach under and "lock"
> it before I try to close the hood.
>
> Shortening the upper mushroom is the wrong way to go. This is a one
> time setting that should never change. If it used to work, it should
> still work unless you've changed something on the body. If the
> mushroom stem is too short it will not get far enough into the latch
> to get caught; if it's too long, you'll be able to push the hood down
> farther even after it's latched.
>
> As Dave said, it may help to screw the rubber bumpers in a bit while
> you adjust things, then screw them out once everything else works.
>
>
>
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Brian Fye
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