I know there have been several posts on hood locks to prevent them from flying up. And I just read 63f100 post sorry 63 . I just did the maiden voyage in my 64 today and drove it on the highway she did great. Before I took it on its run I thought about and looked at how to drill the safety catch and put a lock through it. But on my 64 its a tight fit between the grille slats to get to the safety catch when the hood is closed. Am I thinking about how this is done wrong or is there a trick or step I missed in the instructions? Should I drill the safety catch and put a cable through it and then run the cable down and attached it somewhere lower? Has anyone done this on a 64? I just don't want to reinvent the wheel unless I have to. Thanks for any input

 

In the box above, where it says "Search this Forum" type in hood lock when I typed it in I found several old posts regarding this question.

 

Yep did that before I posted . The grille space on the 64 is tight to get your hand in there for a paddle lock on the safety catch. But I do like the post old school and club that setup with a little modification might work . And this was a polite reminder for someone who has not thought about the problem of the hoods flying up and solutions.

 

People tend to slam the heavy hood down. Over time, this action causes the panel the hood latch is bolted to...to become bent downwards.

When that occurs, the hood flies up. The safety catch is next to worthless.

 

Bill I agree with most of what you posted, but not the worthless part.

It doesn't take a lot to straighten the bent areas, nor to shoot a penetrating oil on all the moving parts, then moving them back & forth until they work freely.

Chains & locks are to keep someone from opening to steel or cause other harm.

A properly lubed hood latch as well as hood hinges keeps the ol truck together. One of my past trucks used to pop regularly until I got on to what was happening. I have had my current truck over 12 years and knock of wood has never popped.

I went to open the hood recently and noticed a little hinge binding, so it was PB time all around.





John

 

What I shoulda said was...the safety catch is worthless when the hood flies up.

It doesn't have enough "bite" to hold the hood down, once air gets under it.

I had this happen once. Back in 1962 I was driving the parts delivery truck in heavy traffic on the Hollywood Freeway. All of a sudden...BANG...all I could see was hood...as it was resting up against the w/shield.

T'was not a pleasant experience.

 

I agree with you both ,I have gone through my hood latch and safety catch making sure they both are adjusted,cleaned ,lubed and working properly. Just after reading 63f100 post and knowing I have seen a bunch of new (old)truck owners here. Call it trying to be mister safety, I thought I would put a gentle reminder of the history of these hoods flying up and preventative measures.

 

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Hope all this hood lock talk doesn't trigger a factory recall!