Just want to add;
If you have bought/installed any aftermarket parts in the front assembly (hood hinges, hood latch, sheet metal of any kind, radiator support parts...........) all bets are off. Swap them out with the old parts and see what happens.
New replacement hood hinges on the '48 2 ton caused a lot of the nightmare. Threw them in the scrap pile and rebuilt the originals - solved days of frustration.
