There's supposed to be a rubber block that goes on the firewall end of
the bonnet. It has a sort of notch in it that holds the prop rod. It
gets held in place on the bonnet by a cotter pin.
Phil Evans wrote:
>My TR3A has what I assumed to be a non standard bonnet support
>arrangement without a safety catch. I purchased a supposedly NOS part
>thru Ebay with safety catch and rod. After attaching forward (safety
>catch) end, the end which is suppose to fit the clip on the firewall end
>of the bonnet in no way matches the rod to hold it up during bonnet down
>configuration.
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George Richardson
1957 Triumph TR3 - TS15559L http://www.key-men.com/triumph
1975 Triumph TR6 - Undergoing restoration
1972 Triumph Stag - Daily Driver
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