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Re: Sticky hood

To: "Paul Heuer" <pheuer@earthlink.net>, <ssage@socal.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Sticky hood
From: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 04:21:09 -0500
Paul, where in the world are you now?  Still in the States?

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Heuer" <pheuer@earthlink.net>
To: <ssage@socal.rr.com>
Cc: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: Sticky hood


> Steve,
> Under the dash where the release handle mounts to the dash brace is an
> adjustment point (as well as the obvious adjustment of the rod under the
> hood). I'm 12,000 miles away from car (sob!) so I can't check on the
> details, but I remember that my hood used to pop open often while driving
> and I fixed it by ajdusting the bracket under the dash.
>
> BTW - as insurance, while making the adjustments, loop a piece of strong
> twine around the release arm under the hood and trail it up an over the
> windscreen. That way if you make a bad adjustment you can still yank on
the
> twine to pop the hood open.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul.

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