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Re: [T3] Hood Adjustment


This is just absolutly sick!!!!!!  I love it!  My neighbor is only five and
a half feet tall.  I guess I have my victim!

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Kowalski <john.kowalski@zg.tel.hr>
To: Greg Gullion <GGullian@scs.cmm.unt.edu>; <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Hood Adjustment


> You may think that I am nuts, but I did the following successfully with
our
> T1:
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> Lock someone inside the baggage compartment!
>
> Seriously, loosen the hinge nuts, give  your small friend a flashlight and
> the proper wrench and lock him in the trunk!  You stay outside and adjust
> the hood until it fits perfectly.  Once it fits well, tell your friend to
> tighten all of the bolts that hold the hood to its hinges.  Don't let him
> out until it is done correctly.
>
> I, at 6'1" and 95 kilos, fit easily inside the trunk of my T1.  I haven't
> tried it yet on the T3, but have sized it up in case I need to.
>
> On a T3, I would advise doing this with the gas tank out so the baggage
> compartment occupant has enough room to move from hinge to hinge.  Also,
> make sure that your remote hood latch works properly so you release your
> hinge tightening prisoner.
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> Of course, you could play it safe and just adjust it slowly by trial and
> error <yawn>.
>
> Good luck,
>
> John
> Zagreb, Croatia
>
>
> At 10:01 AM 6/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I also need to adjust my front hood and have tried several times to do
> so----can be very frustrating to get it straight.  Any suggestions.
Thanks.
> >
> >Greg
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