Question -
With help I put the hood back on. Now I have a little problem in that the rear of the hood isn’t fitting right. I suspect I’ve put the weatherstripping on wrong.
Next I’ll be working on the hood latch. I installed the handle and the upper latch portion with new seals, but I’m going to have to take the stuff back out of the trunk, including the spare tire, to get the lower half in.
A bit later -
The rear edge of the hood was raised and pushed back over the body a bit. So I loosened the four bolts that hold the hood to the two brackets and pulled it forward as far as I could -- that helped, but it's still not fitting properly -- it’s raised a bit too high in the back. I don't know of any additional way to adjust it -- I'll check Bentley and Haynes tonight. Do you have any suggestions?
Response -
I don't recall any up/down adjustment -- only front/back. There might be enough slack in the bolt slots to enable you to push the hood down on the hinge plate a little - don't know if that will help enough.
Dave wrote to John Henry -
I'm also having a little trouble with adjustment of the hood. Back-and-forth is no problem, but the rear of the hood is too high (maybe a quarter of an inch) relative to the body. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated!
John Henry responded -
The rear of my hood (mostly at the center) is high too. I think the hood needs to be bent (flattened) a bit, but again, after paint, whose going to try that!!! I never did anything. Good luck on your progress.
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