Steve S.,
Had a similar problem re-installing the hood. Ran a flexible wire tied
around the "J" hook ("little lever") to come out the grill entry, until
is was properly adjusted. Could be laying under the front, if you're
not driving it.
The "wire" should be a steel core (twisted wire) with a convenient
handle. Like a choke knob/cable.
This will work just fine, and can be removed when the adjustment if
finished. If you prefer to keep the emergency pull, then you can mount
the handle and cable routing.
This could require pulling the release lever under the dash at the same
time, depending on it's adjustment. If so, find a non-gorilla friend.
Seems many Tiger owners are 250 lbs, and 6'9" tall. (9-)
BTW: There are also shim stacks at the front hinge that can be adjusted
for front hood/body alignment with shims. Necessary with thicker LAT hood.
Steve
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Steve Sage wrote:
> Thanks to ideas and help from a couple of list members, I was able to
> figure out a way to adjust the Tiger's hood so it was open at the
> back, letting lots of hot air out during 3000 miles of driving this
> summer, a lot of it in the Arizona and California deserts in 100
> degree + weather. It really did help noticeably with water temperature
> and my Tiger A/C worked much better than before that way..
>
> Now it's starting to get a bit cooler and I'm going to revert the hood
> back to normal so it can close all the way, as it just looks better
> that way. I'm always nervous about adjusting the hood to the factory,
> all the way closed position as, if a mistake is made, the hood may
> never open again (An exaggeration I know, but not far off, right?).
> When I adjusted the hood to stay open as described above, this wasn't
> an issue because if I adjusted things wrong, there was plenty of room
> to reach in there with a long screwdriver and wiggle things around
> until it opened.
>
> I've read on the list about attaching some kind of emergency pull
> wire, etc, but can't quite figure what I would attach that to, and
> where I would run it to.I think the issue is that if the hood piece
> gets wedged into the receiver (over the heater core), you need to pull
> that little lever (at the front of the plate that sits over the heater
> core) all the way forward to get the hood to pop part way, at which
> point wiggling the hood usually gets it open, ready for another try at
> adjusting things.
>
> Could someone let me know the details of that "emergency release" wire
> and how to set it up?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve Sage
> 1966 MK1A
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