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Old Apr 3, 2022 | 01:56 PM
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This bolt near the oil dipstick got something on top of it, is it a defective bolt? The other ones seem fine.







Couple questions:

For my hydraulic engine bay hood it doesn't go up by itself when you push it up lightly like in C7, the hood you can pretty much set it at any position and it won't go up like regular hydraulic hoods. Is that how yours works too?

I was wiping off some water spots under the hood window, and a piece of paper towel fell off into the engine bay, I tried hard to find it but can't find it anywhere, it's about 1 inch by half inch. Should I try to find it will it cause a fire or it's no problem?

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Old Apr 3, 2022 | 02:06 PM
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The bolt you reference looks/ seems to have some kind of "gunk" dropped on it, get a pick and clean it up....jm2c
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Old Apr 3, 2022 | 03:33 PM
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Old Apr 3, 2022 | 03:38 PM
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No reason to worry about the paper towel; plenty of airflow through the engine bay at speed and it'll likely come out eventually.

Looks like a glob of adhesive on that bolt; pick it off if it bothers you. You may need to scrape or chisel it off.

Your hatch struts are fine and working as intended. The C8 hatch is much heavier than the C7 hood.
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Lemon law?
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Old Apr 3, 2022 | 07:51 PM
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That’s the structural adhesive that the frame is glued together with. Almost impossible to remove. Have had many that we’ve delivered with some splatters and drips.
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"Have had many that we’ve delivered with some splatters and drips" Fortunately, yours isn't where it readily shows!





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Originally Posted by ChiTownVetteTech
That’s the structural adhesive that the frame is glued together with. Almost impossible to remove. Have had many that we’ve delivered with some splatters and drips.
That sure looks like some adhesive.
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