So it's true! You really *can* learn something new every day!
Thanks,
John Donohoe
'70 GT6+ (1... 2... 3... lift that wheel arch!)
'70 GT6+ (future Sixfire?)
---Lawrence R Zink <zink@pdq.net> wrote:
>
>
> The approved method is to grasp the wheel arch with one hand and the
upper
> portion of the bonnet ( the area under the latch ) with the other
and then
> lift. not as easy as using the latch, but much less stressful on the
sheet
> metal.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 8:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Spit bonnet cracks
>
>
> >
> >Um... how does one lift the bonnet then? I've been raising my GT6+
> >bonnet (often!) for 15 years now by grasping said handle and
> >lifting... Where else would one "get a grip"?
> >
> >John Donohoe
> >'70 GT6+ KC81718
> >'70 GT6+ (future Sixfire?)
> >
> >---Lawrence R Zink <zink@pdq.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> ...remember that the latches are to hold the hood
> >> assembly in place and not to be used as handles to
> >> raise the hood by. They were not designed to take the stress of
> >raising the bonnet...As newbies to the
> >> vehicles we all made the same mistake...
> >
> >
> >
>
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