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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 01:35 PM
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Hood catch spring

Hi guys/gals, just got a few parts through which have been waiting on, one of which was a hood catch for my 53 F100, didn’t realise the spring wasn’t included, anyone got one handy to measure the size so I can look for a suitable spring, did check mid fifty and a 1 dollar spring was 77 bucks to post to UK WTF! Any feedback appreciated. Thanks. Dave
 
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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 07:25 PM
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May have one . Wil look & measure thur .
 
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Old Apr 29, 2021 | 01:46 AM
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Thanks, appreciate that. Dave
 
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Old Apr 29, 2021 | 04:43 PM
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I have one here that measures 3-1/2" long x 1-1/2" wide, with 5/32" Dia. coil wire.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2021 | 05:18 PM
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Thanks for the info, appreciated. Dave
 
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Old Apr 30, 2021 | 11:27 AM
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Dave here ya go .3 1/2 " long , 1 1/2 ID & 1 3/4 OD .



 
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Old Apr 30, 2021 | 03:13 PM
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Thanks guys, may have thrown you a wrong steer, it’s the return spring on the release catch mechanism. Dave
 
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Old May 1, 2021 | 09:28 AM
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I need one of those too. Tiny spring! My latch release lever just flops around.
 
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Old May 3, 2021 | 03:41 AM
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Yes probably just a generic spring, just wanted to confirm the size before searching flea bay etc. Dave
 
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Is this what you guys needed.? This is installed so it would be slightly shorter before hand.



 
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I was asking about the wrong spring. Here is the spring I am looking for. It is for the hood safety catch. Do you have to replace the entire catch? I haven’t taken it off yet to get a close look.

Also, in the second picture is my hood release lever/catch. Is it broken off or is it just a little mangled?




 
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Looks slightly mangled. Very similar to mine, just the other side. Yours looks like the bottom, mine is from the top.
 
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