Hood hinges needed
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Hinges are a crapshoot...90% of the trucks' hood has fled up at least once. In addition in that, people like to lower the hood few inches down, then slam on it to close.
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The hood flying up scenario is quite common and affects all 1961/79 trucks, 1978/79 Bronco's. What happens is...
People tend to slam the heavy hoods down. Over a period of time, two things are affected by this action.
(1) Slamming the hood loosens up the bolts that attach the hood latch to the latch support.
(2) Slamming the hood bends the hood's latch support downwards.
When one or the other, or both of these things occur, sooner or later...usually sooner...the hood flies up.
It's EZ to tell if a hood has flown up. Look at the back section of the hood where it meets the cowl.
When the hood flies up, this causes the hinges to stretch. With stretched hood hinges, the back section of the hood will be higher than the cowl.
People tend to slam the heavy hoods down. Over a period of time, two things are affected by this action.
(1) Slamming the hood loosens up the bolts that attach the hood latch to the latch support.
(2) Slamming the hood bends the hood's latch support downwards.
When one or the other, or both of these things occur, sooner or later...usually sooner...the hood flies up.
It's EZ to tell if a hood has flown up. Look at the back section of the hood where it meets the cowl.
When the hood flies up, this causes the hinges to stretch. With stretched hood hinges, the back section of the hood will be higher than the cowl.
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