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I've been having trouble getting the cowl vent to close evenly on my '50 F-1. At first I thought it was the new gasket but I also noticed that it was missing one of the small clips that holds the lift mechanism together at each end of the cross bar.
I emailed Chuck but he didn't have any to spare so I had to improvise. I noticed that the clasps on a small bigger clip are about the same size.
I took one off, and bent it to approximately the same shape and put it on the the vent. It looks like it might work.
I thought about using a pin like that but wasn't sure it would work. Glad to hear that it does. It's good to have another option if mine doesn't stay in place.
I tried using one of those clips but it seemed to work itself out when I raised and lowered the mechanism. I think the sides need to be straight to stay in place.
