I second Andy's ideas...
If all else fails... some properly placed C-4 should do the trick.
:)
--Justin
Andrew Mace wrote:
>
> On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, THOM JONES wrote:
>
> > 1979 spitfire will not let me lift its bonnet, all of a sudden.
> > Charged battery Saturday afternoon. Closed
> > bonnet, went for ride, put it away. Today left side of bonnet will
> > not budge. Right side free. Feels
> > like it is jammed in the area of the left bonnet lever, but I removed
> > the screws holding the lever, which is
> > now free, and bonnet still jammed.
>
> Some off-the-wall thoughts: perhaps the rubber "buffer" cone, or remnants
> thereof, have jammed? Similary, some later "Federal" Spitfires have a
> sort of arrangement of "not-quite" latches that are supposed to keep the
> rear of the bonnet from flying up and into the windshield during a
> frontal impact. Perhaps the LHS one has jammed?
>
> Some equally off-the-wall possible solutions: gently pull out the fender
> in the area of the now-loose latch TOWARDS YOU, then, using the wheel
> arch, try wiggling and pulling the bonnet up on that side. Another
> thought is, if possible, remove the front bumper overriders so you can
> loosen the front bonnet hinge pivot brackets and maybe try to slide the
> whole bonnet back and forth just a bit, then see if it will lift up.
>
> I'd opt for the first solution. Within reason, a couple of sharp tugs
> might be enough to free whatever is hanging up the bonnet.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --Andy
>
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