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RE: [T3] Front hood springs-oops


On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 21:26, Peter Legault wrote:
> > My hood slumps down after I open it all the way. Is this normal?
> > Or should it stay as high as you open it? I have hit my head a few
> > times after it lowers on me
> 
> My square does the same thing. My springs are on the strongest setting I
> imagine this is due to fatigue. My short term solution was to attach two
> good quality rubber bungee cords to the rear of the springs and I stretched
> them to someplace up by the front I can't remember were but it will be
> apparent. This does keep the hood ( bonnet) up all the way.
> Cheers
> 
Is the back of the spring connected in the far rear notch in the hood
hinge. If it is in one of the holes, it is wrong.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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