The 90 degree bent tubes coming out of the actuators should point toward the center of the car. Also, you may need to tie wrap the hoses back so they are further away from the hood.
Hood Alignment Problems
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Melting Slicks
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Hood Alignment Problems
Hope That Somebody Can Help Me With This. When The Hood On My 76 Is On And Raised It Seems To Hit The Vacumn Light Canisters And Pulls The Hoses Off. Is There Any Way To Move Them Down Or Forward? Thanx Guys!
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are you talking about aligning so the gap is the same width all around the hood?
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I just looked at my '76 (all original) and the canister hoses are an inch or so away from the hood when it is open. If your hood is properly aligned, obviously the problem would seem to involve the position of the canisters. Is this something that just started?
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i just looked at my 76 and the actuators are both facing out. i will try to reverse them to face in,the hood is aligned and the front edge hits right at the hose andinlet. looks like you guys have solved the problem. thanx guys!
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I just looked at my '76 again and the tubing bends outwards. I bought this car new and the actuactors have not been touched. Also, I just checked the '76 assembly manual which shows them pointing outwards. Further, there does not appear to be much, if any, adjustment on them. Checking the clearance between the hood (in open position) and the tubing on my '76, it is very tight to get my finger between the hose and the hood. Perhaps adjusting the hoses would help. Again, you didn't say whether this is a new problem or something that has been with this car since you've owned it.
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I just looked at my '76 again and the tubing bends outwards. I bought this car new and the actuactors have not been touched. Also, I just checked the '76 assembly manual which shows them pointing outwards. Further, there does not appear to be much, if any, adjustment on them. Checking the clearance between the hood (in open position) and the tubing on my '76, it is very tight to get my finger between the hose and the hood. Perhaps adjusting the hoses would help. Again, you didn't say whether this is a new problem or something that has been with this car since you've owned it.
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Here's a couple of pics of the right side of my '76. Keep in mind that I can barely get my pinky finger between the hood and the actuator hose:
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Yeah, that is strange, Duke. If we could get a little more info we might be able to resolve this. If this problem just started, that's one thing as something has probably moved. But if it has always been like this since he's had the car, that is another.
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This Has Been A Problem For Some Time. Just Decided To Deal With It.i Thought There Might Be An Adjust Ment In The Canisters. Mine Looks Exactly Like Yours Except The Hood Is Hitting The Hose And Inlet. I Was Hoping That Canisters Were Reversed But Now Wondering If It Is That. Have To Look Again And See If I See Anything Else. Thanks For The Pics And Info.
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This Has Been A Problem For Some Time. Just Decided To Deal With It.i Thought There Might Be An Adjust Ment In The Canisters. Mine Looks Exactly Like Yours Except The Hood Is Hitting The Hose And Inlet. I Was Hoping That Canisters Were Reversed But Now Wondering If It Is That. Have To Look Again And See If I See Anything Else. Thanks For The Pics And Info.
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I Did Notice That The Hood Could Use About 3/16 Shim To Make It More Even With The Fenders. Which I Think Would Give It A Little More Room. I Completely Did A Frame Off Restore On This Car Over The Last 2 Years. I Took It To A Local Carstar To Get A Paint Toch-up Last June. While The Car Was There It got Flooded And Completely Totaled.IGot To Drive It 20 Miles. I Have Just Started To Restore It For The Second Time. This Is Just One Of Many Headaches To Overcome. I Have The Engine Running Good.your Car Looks Great. Nice To Have A Car From Day One To Keep It Just The Way You Like It.THanks Again.
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I Did Notice That The Hood Could Use About 3/16 Shim To Make It More Even With The Fenders. Which I Think Would Give It A Little More Room. I Completely Did A Frame Off Restore On This Car Over The Last 2 Years. I Took It To A Local Carstar To Get A Paint Toch-up Last June. While The Car Was There It got Flooded And Completely Totaled.IGot To Drive It 20 Miles. I Have Just Started To Restore It For The Second Time. This Is Just One Of Many Headaches To Overcome. I Have The Engine Running Good.your Car Looks Great. Nice To Have A Car From Day One To Keep It Just The Way You Like It.THanks Again.
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Looked In My Assembly Manual And They Definatly Show Them Pointing Out. That Kind Of Makes Sense With The Way The Front Of The Hood Is. The V Would Give Them More Clearence. I Will Try To Reverse Them Today .
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Got The Shims Today And Will Try It Tonight.it Looks Like It Will Raise The Hood ,giving The Hoses More Clearance. When I Got It There Were No Shims. The Assembly Manual Shows Them.
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Just A Quick Up Date. Got The Grandkids To Sleep And Snuck Out In The Garage For A Few Minutes To Put The Shims In.i Put Two 1/16 Shims In Each Side And Bingo. No More Hitting The Hoses. About An 1/8 Clearance For The Hoses. Good Enough For Me. Thanks Jud And Duke.also Wondering If Yours Has Shims In Them. Thanx Again.
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Just A Quick Up Date. Got The Grandkids To Sleep And Snuck Out In The Garage For A Few Minutes To Put The Shims In.i Put Two 1/16 Shims In Each Side And Bingo. No More Hitting The Hoses. About An 1/8 Clearance For The Hoses. Good Enough For Me. Thanks Jud And Duke.also Wondering If Yours Has Shims In Them. Thanx Again.
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