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widow_maker · 03-17-2005, 10:49 AM

Hey everyone: This may be a simple item and it may have been discussed before here but with the search disabled I wasn't sure. When I release the hood on my 72, it won't lift enough to pick it up. I am going to install a bug guard on it which matches the contour of the hood but I won't be able to catch the edge of the hood I use right now. Is it the springs in the hinges which "pulls" the hood up slightly or is there something in the release which lifts the hood? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

**kwmech** · 03-17-2005, 11:23 AM

Try lubricating the hinge pivots and the latch assy. The latch assy may also need some minor adjusting.

70c10 · 03-17-2005, 11:27 AM

I recently used 3 in 1 oil on my hinges "everywhere" and now the hood really pops up nice.

**71swb4x4** · 03-17-2005, 12:09 PM

Crush a Viagra and sprinkle it on the hinges

widow_maker · 03-17-2005, 12:30 PM

LMAO! Though rare, what if my hood stays open for longer than four hours? see my mechanic?

**71swb4x4** · 03-17-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by widow_maker

LMAO! Though rare, what if my hood stays open for longer than four hours? see my mechanic?

Thanks for the laugh, although you did get me in trouble - I am work, in a cubicle, and my coworkers gave me a bad look for laughing so hard. I work in Accounting, and fun isn't allowed. Oh well, they'll get over it.

mr402 · 03-17-2005, 05:04 PM

68/SBC406 had a pretty cool trick for it on his truck. It's up to him if he wants to give his secret away.

tom hand · 03-17-2005, 06:54 PM

Try lubing the hinges first and if that dosen't work the hinges are shot....I put new hinges on mine with the old springs and I have to hold my hand over the hood when I pop it to keep it from springing all the way open

franko72 · 03-17-2005, 08:39 PM

A little wd 40 or lubricant at the moving parts always seems to work.Apply lube to hinges and latch mechanism ,open and close , then apply lube again ,open and close.

franko72 · 03-17-2005, 08:40 PM

If Viagara doesnt work try Laveetra.

03-17-2005, 10:49 AM	#1
widow_maker This space for lease Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 75	hood doesn't pop up when released Hey everyone: This may be a simple item and it may have been discussed before here but with the search disabled I wasn't sure. When I release the hood on my 72, it won't lift enough to pick it up. I am going to install a bug guard on it which matches the contour of the hood but I won't be able to catch the edge of the hood I use right now. Is it the springs in the hinges which "pulls" the hood up slightly or is there something in the release which lifts the hood? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. __________________ If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. 1972 K-20 l/f 383/350 a/c "custom camper" 1987 V-20 l/f Silverado - project

03-17-2005, 11:27 AM	#3
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	I recently used 3 in 1 oil on my hinges "everywhere" and now the hood really pops up nice. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

03-17-2005, 12:09 PM	#4
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,499	Crush a Viagra and sprinkle it on the hinges __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

03-17-2005, 12:30 PM	#5
widow_maker This space for lease Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 75	LMAO! Though rare, what if my hood stays open for longer than four hours? see my mechanic? __________________ If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. 1972 K-20 l/f 383/350 a/c "custom camper" 1987 V-20 l/f Silverado - project

03-17-2005, 06:54 PM	#8
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	Try lubing the hinges first and if that dosen't work the hinges are shot....I put new hinges on mine with the old springs and I have to hold my hand over the hood when I pop it to keep it from springing all the way open __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

03-17-2005, 11:23 AM	#2
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,730	Try lubricating the hinge pivots and the latch assy. The latch assy may also need some minor adjusting.

03-17-2005, 05:04 PM	#7
mr402 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Elmira, Oregon Posts: 449	68/SBC406 had a pretty cool trick for it on his truck. It's up to him if he wants to give his secret away.

03-17-2005, 08:39 PM	#9
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	A little wd 40 or lubricant at the moving parts always seems to work.Apply lube to hinges and latch mechanism ,open and close , then apply lube again ,open and close. __________________ 1972 C20 cheyenne Super 402 BB/400 turbo LWB A/C Tilt, Cruise Control, Saddle tanks, Tach My Home Page Better to burn out than it is to rust

03-17-2005, 08:40 PM	#10
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	If Viagara doesnt work try Laveetra. __________________ 1972 C20 cheyenne Super 402 BB/400 turbo LWB A/C Tilt, Cruise Control, Saddle tanks, Tach My Home Page Better to burn out than it is to rust



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