After 7 years of "body off" restoring ,the cars back on the road and running
strong with these exceptions.
1. When I go over a bump, the bonnet pops open. I have adjusted the location of
the pin so it hits straight against the latch. I have adjusted the vertical
adjustment of the receiver so the hood is set straight with the fenders and
cowling (and also resting against the hood cones). I greased the latch. Is this
in error? Any magic I missed? This one is a show stopper. I have driven miles
with the hood floating up looking for a place to stop.
2. The Windshield cowling is leaned back about 1/2" too far. By this I mean
that the windshield is basically "swept back" about 1/2" at the top. I have a
Surrey and the soft top frame will not fit between in the gap. Neither will the
hard top. When the door window is rolled up, the front edge hits the windshield
frame (leaving a scratch on new paint!). Anyone ever encounter this problem?
Since its seated against the cowling and the 3 bolts are tight, I'm at a loss
for what to adjust.
3. The fuel and temp gauges don't work right. The tank is always 3/4 full (even
when empty) and the temp is always almost cold (even when hot). I suspect the
voltage stabilizer is not wired correctly. The schematic has numbers for the
posts, but my stabilizer doesn't have numbers on it????? Which wires go to
which post?
I suppose you would expect a shake-out period after such a major operation. It
does get frustrating when you re-do something > 5 times and its still not
right! Any advice for the above issues would be humbly accepted.
Regards,
R Scotti
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