Dave,
I think that considering the evidence that those are weak points, you
would want to err on the side of caution and not do that. Then again,
you might just be extremely lucky... Or perhaps you don't open your
bonnet often enough.
HMMMMMM! mayby that's why you dropped that valve? 8^)
Joe
dave eaton wrote:
>
> I'am sorry but I must disagree with Joe on the source of cracks
> around the bonnet latches. I have owned my GT6 since 1976 and have
> alwise used the bonnet latches for opening the bonnet and I don't
> have cracks around my latches.
> I feel the cause for the cracking is improper ajustment of the bonnet
> posts (little rubber cones). I have seen many cases where this poor
> adjustment cases the latches to pull the bonnet down and the latch
> to be very very tight. This causes the latch to become over stressed
> and the stresss is transfered to the opening for the latch and being
> it's a thinner metal that the latch it self this is where the stress
> is released.
> So sorry Joe I can not agree with your theory.
>
> Dave Eaton
> 71 GT6 MK3
> 62&65 Heralds
> TSSC NW/USA/rep
> Olympia, Washington (the state)
> dezn490@wadnr.gov
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