 Engine lid popping up, How to adjust? |
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| brooks944 |
 Jul 25 2018, 04:24 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 5-September 10 From: Kingston, TN Member No.: 12,139 Region Association: South East States  |
Hi guys, haven't posted for a while, but have a question that I hope is an easy fix. My car (74) has recently been semi restored. Now when I drive it the engine lid will pop up after hitting a bump or even less like cornering. How do you adjust it to stay closed until I pull the release?
Thanks, Rick |
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| steuspeed |
Jul 25 2018, 04:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,008 Joined: 12-July 11 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 13,308 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Try turning the metal catch.
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| ndfrigi |
Jul 25 2018, 05:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,930 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California 
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or maybe it does not locked well. Try lubricating the mechanism.
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| SirAndy |
Jul 25 2018, 05:18 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,658 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
The metal pin on the lid is adjustable ...
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| 76-914 |
Jul 25 2018, 06:25 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,505 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Yup. Mine started that at Oscar's event last year. About the 5th time it popped up that week I looked at it and found the adjustment Andy mentioned. Baby steps, won't take but an 1/8" to reset it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 26 2018, 01:44 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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And the L-shaped brackets on the firewall like to crack and the bottom of the L starts to droop. That results in a lid that doesn't fit well and will pop open going over bumps. Inspect those next time you open the engine lid.
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| brooks944 |
Jul 26 2018, 04:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 5-September 10 From: Kingston, TN Member No.: 12,139 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks guys. I lowered the pin on the lid and will drive around tomorrow to see if it worked.
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