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Re: bonnet adjustment??

To: stan.part@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: bonnet adjustment??
From: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 14:50:34 -0400
I suspect it'll be the hinges that need adjusting.  Time and vibration
conspire to drop them in their saddles.  Even if you *could*  somehow
drop the radiator, it would only be a matter of time before the hood
dropped to the rads new level.  

JS

stan.part@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> 
> Harve,
> 
> Perhaps the radiator *can* be moved down.  There are
> three sets of mounting holes on your radiator which
> allow some vertical adjustment.  The middle set usually
> work best, allowing bonnet clearance and not stressing
> the radiator "goose necks" where hoses attach.
> 
> I'd check the radiator height adjustment before you
> go fiddling with the bonnet position.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Bob
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Thorn <tthorn@comp.uark.edu> wrote:
> 
>   Just noted this afternoon, that my radiator cap was
> "marking" the  underside of my bonnet. ('78 1500)
> 
>   How can the bonnet be adjusted "up" to gain more
> clearance?  I don't see how the radiator can be moved
> down!  :)
> 
>   Tks for any insight!
> 
>   harve
> 
> --
> Bob Sykes
> 
>

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